I go to medical school in Texas. I can confirm the braindrain is fairly frightening to everyone in academics, medicine, and research here. MD/PhDs are the ones impacted most at my institution.
I fucking hate this state. I didn’t used to, but it’s pretty clear the state is highly corrupt.
If you’re in medical school, you would have been there at least in the beginning of Biden’s term. Texas was still a shit hole then.
What made you go to medical school in fucking Texas?
The number of people I know who have voluntarily moved there with absolutely no reason have been shocking. I have a co-worker who moved from NYC to Dallas for no reason outside of “I wanted to move somewhere different.”
Not a job relocation. No family there. Just straight up “I’m moving”.
Texas has TMDSAS, which makes anyone who is a resident of Texas automatically a sour grape for the national AMCAS system. Essentially, if you are from Texas, your chances of getting in out of state is pretty much nil unless you are the top 99%.
Leaving Texas is not a small feat. And I already knew Texas was falling into a deeper rabbit hole of conservatism, but you talk as if it’s so easy for myself or my colleagues to leave.
Believe me, if it were that simple, many of us would have done it. Many out of state schools won’t even look at Texas applicants because of the TMDSAS protectionist policies. It feels like you are generalizing your anecdotal experience to the broader whole, and that’s just not realistic.
Crackdown on “smart people”. Because smart people don’t vote republikkkan.
We also train young adults to gather evidence, use a skeptical process when presented with ideas, and have enough resources to speak up about problems in communities.
It’s a trifecta of things conservatives hate.
Imagine what boons this will bring to Europe, when all the American scientists move over here.
Yeah i bet those chemists and physics can really fry a chip!
me, a moron: sweet. i’m finally the smartest person in this chair
holy shit i might actually have a chance to get into grad school now :]
bummer I’ll have to live under a fascist dictatorship since i can’t afford to move to Europe tho
Part of this is likely cutting funding.
I’m in Mexico, and on those occasions I listen to Spotify with ads, for the first time I’m hearing ads in English from universities in Canada wanting to attract students from Mexico to do masters and PhDs there.
Canadian here. Please be aware that our federal government is currently favoring laws against international students due to a huge problem with schools admitting many more international students than their facilities or surrounding communities could handle to collect increased tuition and fees. I’m not sure how that applies to masters and PhD students but may affect anyone from outside the country.
They are also currently tabling legislation to limit immigration in ways similar to how the US has in the past. This never leads to safety and happiness for minorities or immigrants as we have seen elsewhere. Should these laws not be amended and pass as written I would not consider Canada a safe haven any longer. It is sad and maddening all at athe same time.
I apologise for the actions of my government for they do not speak for me and I hope more Canadians can see what is happening here and act to stop it.
You’re a good person for this comment alone. ❤️
I am so fkn glad that I made the decision to gtfo academia all those years ago.
