Match Week Is a Scam That Exploits Medical Residents
Source: Jacobin · Bias: Far Left
Summary
Every third Friday in March, the American medical establishment celebrates Match Day. There are media walls emblazoned with school logos, clusters of balloons, and an unseen algorithm that calculates the perfect distribution of thousands of medical students among hospital programs that will, for the next three to seven years, hold immense power over their lives. […]
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