Internal Medicine Gets Exploited

You’ll pay your fees if you enjoy having kneecaps

[rubiconsrundry]

sure am glad that we as a society decided that if people want to become a doctor and help people, its its entirely okay to just abuse them endlessly for no reason

[jenleigh]

The more the healthcare system is explained, the worse and worse it looks.

[khco]

I like how the ABIM guy starts to just threaten Internal Medicine with his increasing evil tone when he realizes that the system's math ain't mathin' 😂

[steingrenadier]

I like how often "Research purposes" is used as an excuse every time someone asks "why" in the US health care system.

[dorkydoctorsongs]

Medical colleges and exorbitant fees go together like an ophthalmologist and their loyal scribe 😢

[juliatrejo]

I was going to send this to my Aunt (a radiologist), but decided not to depress her at 9am on a Monday morning…😂

[doctechno]

As a doctor, I can confirm that this video is 100% accurate and applies to A LOT more specializations than just internal medicine. In fact, I'm actually curious to know if ANY specialties don't have extortionate ongoing "certification" fees at this point.

Incidentally, in my branch of medicine, $500/year is way cheap. I have to pay MUCH more.

[SeliahK]

And then they wonder why more people are NOT pursuing careers in healthcare.

[camillahannelibatalden]

I’m a licenced psychologist working in Norway. Here renewal is every five years and is covered by union fees and the hospital. What is described here sounds outrageous!

[felixmichael]

In germany we have the Landesärtekammer (state medical association), you have to pay those guys yearly Based on your income and you cant practice medicine in germany without beeing a member....and they Charge you for every test you take along the way....funny that certain things are always the same no matter where you live

[SinisterMD]

As a physician I can assure you that this is incredibly accurate.

[anastudent]

Who in the USA can consider themselves proud of such an exploitative system? Honestly, the predators have taken over at every level

[danielthompson]

I'm not threatening you, I'm simply informing you of the gravity of your unfortunate situation.

[dianagibbs]

I pay $1000+ per year for my license as a vet and I honestly don't know what the CVO does with it. They don't even issue cards anymore, and when they did they were paper. Not thick paper, just... Paper. Even the techs get a plastic card. Thankfully we also have the ovma. They actually help vets...

[victorgabr]

The American Board of Radiology, you pay MOC fees, and they even send you random clinical questions every Monday morning, that you have limited time to answer, to "maintain" your certificate. Dare you answering a couple of them wrong if you are not in a mood of just had a hangover from a Sunday party? They can revoque the certification. Just being tortured while taking a day long exam after studying the entire residency is never enough. It's now weekly remainders that you can even lose your certificate, having weekly exam questions being sent to your inbox.

[mt.n]

He forgot to mention the fact that you are not allowed to register to take your 10 year recertification exam without paying for all the MÓC fees first. Essentially, pay so that you can pay to get tested. The ABIM needs to get audited by the federal government or we as physicians should boycott it completely

[valfranmay]

I can't believe how accurate and sad this is. And it's not just in the U.S. I'm an Internal Medicine specialist and I'm from Argentina. We pay to the board every month a fee for our doctor licence and for a specialist licence, a monthly fee for insurance and we also pay every five years an extra fee for the "renovation" of the specialists certificate. All in exchange for...nothing. They do dictate several courses but SPOILER! that comes with a different fee!! We pretty much feel robbed

[carmenjholmesmd]

Thank you, and thanks to all who have sued and protested this extortion since it began in 2014. Shot out to the NBPAS, which provides an increasingly viable alternative to the ABMS.

[wandanorris]

This made me feel so sad…and horrified! But what makes me happy is that this channel’s content is raising awareness of our medical system’s flaws. Please keep the humor rolling out Sir!

[carmenbirb]

Once again it takes a comedian (or someone stepping into the role of one) to expose the truth to the public. You're doing the right thing with your platform. Thank you 🤜🤛