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Originally Posted by Unregistered
but we need to quickly up the game of FPs to manage the ageing population.
it's not glamorous, and we live with the reputation that people think that FPs are stupid / rejects. but it's still a pretty darn important job that deserves every bit of respect and renumeration as other specialties.
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Not a FP but I would agree with this. In countries like in Canada and Australia where FM physicians are considered specialists, FM residency is much harder to get into than certain specialties like psychiatry or non-procedural IM. To provide some context in Australia where I went to medical school, the RACGP exit exams have a 50-60% failure rate.
But those countries also pay their FM physicians much higher than us, so its not a true apples to apples comparison.