Med schools are full. Why are we running out of doctors? | Dr. Rafael J. Grossmann | TEDxPortsmouth

We must prepare our medical students to become the doctors that we will need for a healthier future. Despite the current medical crisis in our country, the US medical education system is producing doctors that aren’t allowed to practice medicine, unless they further specialize. Every year, thousands of new doctors are faced with an unfair and biased medico-legal system that forbids them to practice their craft. In addition, this senseless system offers them an early tasting of what healthcare burnout is all about. Dr. Grossmann shares what we can–and must–do before it’s too late.

Originally from Venezuela, Dr. Rafael Grossmann is a surgeon at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. Over the past several years, he’s focused on the convergence of healthcare and technology innovation to enable digital transformation to enhance medical care and education. He is particularly interested in the paradoxical power of technology to coexist with better, more humane medical care. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx