Millennials in Medicine: Doctors of the Future | Daniel Wozniczka | TEDxNorthwesternU

worse. The people who make our health care laws, our policy, are not

doctors

either. We have 435 people in the House of Representatives and 100 in the Senate. A total of 535. Would you believe me if I told you that only 3% of our elected officials are

doctors

or scientists? But these are the people who make our laws, even though we know how controversial healthcare can be over the past few decades. That impact you mentioned

millennials

are having, this ambition to change the world? It will not come with the medication itself. It will come with the system we have. Today, we have a revolution of corporate-trained doctors, the rise of the MD/MBA. 15 years ago, we had 30 medical schools offering joint MD and MBA degrees. at the moment?

It has doubled to 65. The reason is clear: medical schools know that we not only have to train new soldiers to be in the trenches; We have to train new generals. In the

future

, the impact that

millennials

will have will be to take charge of hospital management, manage hospitals, engage in medical entrepreneurship, enter politics and create laws that really make sense for our country and will not bankrupt us. Here's how the next generation of doctors will change healthcare. They will save lives and save healthcare itself. I want to wrap up some young millennials right away because yes, I'm a millennial, I'm 29, but I'm on the older side.

As you know, in a few days I will finish my studies and finish my degrees in Business Administration and Public Health. A lot of the millennials who may be watching this are probably still 18, 19, 20 years old. And if you are that young and want to be a doctor, you still have many years of training and education ahead of you. you. Four years of college, four years of medical school, and at least three years of residency. I want to talk to you directly for a second. Because you'll hear the older generation telling you, "Medicine isn't worth it. Don't become doctors.

Medicine has changed, guys." You will hear that. I'm here to tell you the opposite. Medicine is great, okay? No one has a better job than a human who dedicates his life to saving the lives of his fellow human beings, I promise you. I don't care if you climb to the top of mountains or dive into the depths of the ocean, I don't care if you're a rock star whose concerts sell out from coast to coast. I don't even care if you're an astronaut and you go to outer space. No one has a better job than someone dedicated to saving lives.

We need young, talented, inspired and creative minds to enter

medicine

, and not be discouraged from doing so. What a beautiful time to intervene, because we will be that generation that changes, and improves, the system. The problems we have in

medicine

are not inherent to patient care; They are systems created by man from past generations. Don't let anyone stop you from achieving your dream of becoming a doctor. I want to end with this quote. This is the quote that inspired me during many long nights in medical school, inspired me during many 24-hour shifts in my residency, and I hope it continues to inspire me as I strive to make the impact that my generation did as well. strives to do.

The saying goes: "Only those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world will truly have the opportunity to do so." Thank you so much guys. (applause)