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Full_Whereas_2694 t1_jaa2zvq wrote

Reply to comment by pm-me-egg-noods in How's everyone getting by with our understaffed medical community? by funcktarts

My dermatologist was a 6 month wait. If I had chosen the Middlebury office I was an 18 month wait.

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BudsKind802 t1_jaa8hrb wrote

My appointment with dermatology was made last February, and my appointment isn't until July. UVMMC is worthless for specialists unless you have something that can wait a long time, like my potential skin cancer

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21stCenturyJanes t1_jaaz680 wrote

That sucks. Dermatology is definitely a problem here. I don't like my dermatologist - I'm not sure she's a good doctor - but I don't have anywhere else to go so I stay with her.

You can have your GP do a skin cancer check and if they see something they might get you into a specialist faster.

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lantonas t1_jabj73b wrote

How dare you question your doctor? She went to college and got a degree! She is an expert!

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amoebashephard t1_jace9hl wrote

Lol.

College, medical school, residency. 12 years at least, 14 or 15 for some specialties. Thousands of hours of clinical time

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aprilmoonflower t1_jaeu2fj wrote

And ironically this still doesn’t guarantee a good dr who also isn’t burnt out.

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ResponsibleExcuse727 t1_jacipfn wrote

I feel like this isn’t so to staffing. Took about 8 months in like 2018 for me to get into a dermatologist. I believe for specialized things like that we just do not have many practices.

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BrittaVT t1_jaf2q4g wrote

Yup, waiting in Middlebury. Where did you end up going?

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