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shapesize t1_j20r2bk wrote

All of that is true, except they’re not enough of us. Most sub-subspecialists are the only ones at a given institution. The decades of training and dedication is not something that everyone can (or wants) to do. Laws aren’t really helpful here, as obviously you’re not going to let a patient suffer just because there is no one else to handoff too. Of course, that means in the end the physician and their family suffer, but unfortunately that comes with the territory. Mostly people need to understand and have respect and patience for their doctors.

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Boring_Vanilla4024 t1_j20pn99 wrote

It can cost upwards of $180k per year to train a resident in the US. Stop with the BS about how much revenue they bring in... they don't, and they're a liability.

When I worked at an academic center my residents were often out the door on non-call days hours before I finished. And you spend a ton of time teaching, looking for and catching errors, and explaining to angry family members why what the PGY1 said on pre-rounds was incorrect. Residents don't bring more quality of life to attending, but quite the opposite. Academic attendings are rewarded by being paid less than their private practice colleagues.

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Cardlinger t1_j20p21j wrote

Specifically for Social Anthropology, I'd recommend "Watching the English" by Kate Fox - written by a social anthropologist who's the daughter of a social anthropologist talking about social anthropology - admittedly, in the context of the English so in that sense narrow, but covers the concepts of social anthropology very well.

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Lele926 t1_j20nwdo wrote

I think, usually the criterion is mutual understandability, but there are exceptions like chinese, where some linguists argue, the dialects should be considered different languages, because people from different provinces can't understand each other, but they are still considered dialects because of the political implications.

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