I believe the Federal government should encourage universities to offer Pandemic Engineering certifications to doctors, and have them go through a program that teaches them how to operate like engineers, when faced with a pandemic.
The objective of the program would be to teach doctors how to manage pandemics of varied lethalities, in ways that:
Have the least economic impact on a country or region.
Cause the least disruption to a society.
Factor in the short and long term health and economic consequences of their courses of action.
Lead to the best care for affected citizens.
Has the best overall impact on society.
These programs could make use of simulations, that are shown to closely approximate how their actions would play out in the real world.
Each engineering program could take its own approach to pandemic management, and maybe be scored by an accreditation board.
