WHAT! if!

Ok, I am just going to be typing out whatever comes to mind, because thats what I feel like my blog would be like.  So basically what if this society has decided that since it costs so much to go to medical school, there should be certain privilges that comes with that, priviliges that others may not acquire?  I am not saying that the ability to prescribe medications is necessarily bought with the competion of medical school, but shouldn't those physicians have some one-upping over those who did not complete medical school?  If everyone had the same priviliges of physicians, then why choose to be a physician if everyone can do the same thing without having to go through all the trial and tribulations of medical school?  It is assumed that throughout all the years of education that a physician has endured and treaded through, that they have come out of schooling with a vast amount of knowledge, the type of knowledge and understanding of the medical field that cannot be attained otherwise.  Would you want your friend who lives next door, working at Blockbuster, to prescribe your medications for you, perform surgery on you, or give you your heart transplant?  If you answered yes to any of those questions, then you are quite the risk taker, and may not be so bright.  UNLESS, your next door neighbor graduated medical school before he/she got the job at Blockbuster!  I am not in any way well-read on the topic of the army or public forces, but let's just say that I was to RANK a line of officers who have done service for the country.  Even as a novice, I would most certainly give more respect to those who have accomplished more, and those who have proven themselves through years of service and shown their true talents in the field.  In no way am I putting down the lower ranking officers, but wouldn't you rather have the higher ranking officers lead you into battle, as opposed to the rookie who just got into camp?  I have to pay my respect to those who are battle-tested.  I feel that it is the years of training that truly builds the respect and high status of physicians, their battle tested years of school/labs/hours of blood, sweat, and tears, and their continual passage of tests, in more ways than just on paper, but in life =)