[actualdc1]

You fail to appreciate that there is quite a bit of skills development and problem solving training. The first two years are more memorization heavy, as you have to learn the language and basics. Years 3 and 4 are more focused on navigating the health care system, interacting with patients, performing technical skills, physical examination, use of imaging, diagnosis, etc. Memorization is only a fraction of what you do to become a competent physician.

[Ericson2314]

I take this as:

1,2: memorize 3,4, residency: poorly compensated labor

[assblaster]

Medical school is 4 years, pre-medical school is 4 years, internship is 1 year, residency is 2-7 years.

[Ericson2314]

Is that contradictory to what I wrote? Also note that EU combines premed and med school into <8 year bachelor degree.

[assblaster]

First two years of medical school are in classroom, second two years are clinical rotations.

Residency is after medical school, and that's the first time you start earning a meager paycheck. In medical school, even when you're "working" with patients, you still pay tuition.

[Ericson2314]

Yeah exactly. And at the very least an EU 6 year med bachelor model would pay you something for years 7 and 8 (counting feom high school).