Outline for Discussing Article With Kids:
- How does someone become a doctor? (College, medical school)). A student doctor decides what they want to specialize in and then they have to study another few years in residency and fellowship. Can take 12+ years (the same as 1st grade-12th grade) to become a doctor.
- Once you are a doctor, you have to then take several hard tests to make sure you really know how to be a doctor. Why are these tests important? Why do you want to make sure your doctor really knows what he/she is doing? What could happen if your doctor doesn't really know?
- Each country has their own test that student doctors must pass to become doctors. Some tests are harder than others. What does this mean in terms of the quality of doctors in different countries?
- Until now, the only people who could be doctors in Israel are those who pass Israel's test. Israel's test is very hard to pass. Why would Israel make their test so hard? (Can discuss here that many Israelis go to medical schools in Eastern Europe and abroad; test is form of quality control).
- However, Israel just announced that they are now also letting people take America's test and become doctors. But no other country's test is ok. Why would Israel accept America's test?
- Israel is anticipating that in 8 years, there won't be enough doctors in Israel. Why ? (Answer: population growth and current doctors retiring). What should Israel do about this? (Answer: they are encouraging aliyah of doctors).
- Bonus questions:
- If you were a doctor, what kind of doctor would you want to be and why?
- Why would it be better to be a doctor in America? Why would it be better to be a doctor in Israel? (You can discuss socialized medicine v. private practice)
- Many rabbis say that it is ok for doctors to work on the Sabbath/Shabbat. Why?
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