#the solution you've suggested 1. already exists and 2. likely wouldn't do anything to address the problem you've presented

[lucky-leafeon]

Yall. U.S. doctors DO go through this. It's called CME (continuing medical education) and it is indeed 20-30 hours of updated research, yearly. And if they don't pass the CME exams they have to do online, they then have to do a rigorous in-person exam process. And if they fail that, they lose their license. Just like what the person above describes for lawyers.

Y'all really didn't think lawmakers had thought of this stuff before?

(grain of salt, this goes for my state. I'm not familiar with how other states conduct their docs, but I presume it's a common-sense law that exists in most, if not all, states)

I'm so extremely serious when I say doctors should be put through an extremely extensive reliscensing process every 10 years. Doctors should have their knowledge scrutinized against current medical research and be de-barred at even the tiniest discrepancy. Too many old doctors absolutely refuse to stay up to date on research and dismiss patients because of their personal experiences. Too many people die every year because doctors don't take us seriously and refuse to listen to people who KNOW something is wrong. Too many people are told their problems are nothing and come back in a year or more with serious illnesses and doctors are just like "lol everyone makes mistakes" but doctors mistakes routinely cost people their lives! I'm tired of medical malpractice being swept away under the guise of "mistakes were made."