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by rch 5164 days ago
The 250 number refers to the medical field. So the requisite background includes at least biology, and more preferably clinical experience. That diminishes the pool somewhat.

A similar phenomena certainly manifests in other highly specialized fields though. There are far fewer people with both the skills we're talking about, and deep water E&P or big 3 audit experience, for instance.