Kae Wakita, 35, is a dermatologist and owner of Skin Solution Clinic in Shintomicho, not far from Tokyo's Ginza area. A confessed workaholic, she is perfectly happy with her life but not with the state of the Japanese medical system. She does, however, have a few good ideas about how to treat this ailing patient.
Doctors need to be interested in people, not diseases. The main reason to become a doctor should be an interest in people and a strong desire to help and serve others. We need kids who love psychology, history, literature and art to be physicians.
Now the people least suited to become doctors get into medical schools. The emphasis on math and natural sciences for the entrance exam is wrongheaded.