I'm not sure how you can prove what you're saying. It sounds a lot like someone seeing an app/website and thinking, "I could do that in no time."
The scope of what a paramedic does and what a doctor does are totally different. The way medical care is organized capitalizes on each person's training: paramedics stabilize and transport patients; nurses carry out treatment plans; and doctors create treatment plans.
It sounds like you're saying, just because we don't always need to use an efficient algorithm all the time, we should never be trained to use efficient algorithms. This could make sense in the context of the next Rails app, but, when your life is at stake, the extra training matters.
> When has that happened to you, or anybody you've known?
In the state I grew up in, there were only three pediatric psychiatrists for multiple millions of citizens. If a doctor's training confers the ability to affect hundreds of children's lives, I definitely want them to be as knowledgeable of their area of practice as possible.
The scope of what a paramedic does and what a doctor does are totally different. The way medical care is organized capitalizes on each person's training: paramedics stabilize and transport patients; nurses carry out treatment plans; and doctors create treatment plans.
It sounds like you're saying, just because we don't always need to use an efficient algorithm all the time, we should never be trained to use efficient algorithms. This could make sense in the context of the next Rails app, but, when your life is at stake, the extra training matters.
> When has that happened to you, or anybody you've known?
In the state I grew up in, there were only three pediatric psychiatrists for multiple millions of citizens. If a doctor's training confers the ability to affect hundreds of children's lives, I definitely want them to be as knowledgeable of their area of practice as possible.