You'd think so, but apparently not according to some.

Yeah and probably having the same elitism problem were having in Australia. One expert recommended doubling the number of training places both for university and then in graduate internships but some people then started going on about "lesser quality applicants" getting in without acknowledging that despite a large growth in population the number of training places has remained fairly stagnant for the last 20 years and that even with doubling the number of places it would still be ridiculously competitive.

Even at 53/1000 can still basically guarantee there'd be a shortage of GPs/family medicine drs. Too much work and not enough par compared to other specialities for most people, which is sad because it is the speciality that really is the most important and so many people could avoid seeing any other doctor if they received early, high quality primary care. For example my mother ended up in hospital for 4 days with a bladder infection because she couldn't get into the GP for 3 days before that so the infection had time to take hold.

Complicated question. Where to draw the line between normal human behaviour and mental illness is one of the key themes of the book.

Black seems to be a perennial favourite amongst young children in my experience. I assume because it makes the boldest mark with the easiest as many kids struggle with pressing hard enough to get bold colours.