Are you crazy? None of these ideas are workable. First, the education requirements for med school in this country are prohibitive compared with others that produce respected doctors since many systems have high school graduates going directly into medical school for a six years of study. Secondly, there is only so much a human brain can instantly access, which is why lawyers need such long periods to prepare for cases - they don't try to keep everything in their minds all the time, they look it up. Doctors look things up too, more than before because it is easier with the internet in your hands all the time and also because things change more quickly. Keep in mind something a wise attending taught me -"Science knowledge increases exponentally and in 5 years half of what we believe to be true today will be disproved - the problem is, we don't know which half." So studying longer doesn't mean you learn more that will help your patients, it just means you are older when you get started using it all the time. And finally, making med school take longer is only going to discourage many really bright people who want a reasonable lifestyle with a reasonable income. They will choose business instead. This happens periodically, with med school and business school application numbers like a balance. I'm sure this year the med school apps are up.