No, such a high level of education and training is necessary for top-notch healthcare services.
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Such a huge moral responsibility should not be placed on them without sufficient training
Doctors have one of the most demanding responsibilities. They are in charge of the very lives of people and their actions can help or hurt families and societies. People should not be thrown into such demanding situations without appropriate training and education.
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The Argument
Being a doctor is a huge honor as well as an enormous responsibility. They are solely and primarily in charge of people's well-being and even their lives. In most corporate or retail jobs, if someone were to make a mistake, the worst consequence is that the client does not get what they want. But in medicine, a seemingly simple or honest mistake could end someone's life.
In the United State, 215,000 people die each year due to medical errors.[1] In fact, it is the third leading cause of death in the US. If the training or education period was shortened, there is a higher chance of such errors occurring. When it comes to being a doctor, and being responsible for someone's life, there is no room for negotiation regarding how long or how much they need to train.
These requirements exist for a reason. They are put in place to help doctors perform their duty to the public as best as possible. Doctors and medical school students would wholeheartedly agree that any training that helps them become better at treating people is essential. Society should honor this commitment as well.
Counter arguments
Shortening the period of education and training, would not mean that doctors are ill-equipped. It simply means that the system would become more efficient in teaching them how to be good doctors. Most people in the medical field would agree that during the 4 years spent at undergrad, they did not really learn much about what it means to be a doctor. If the time spent at undergrad was shortened, it could help most of them with repaying loans and it would not stop them from becoming well-trained and well-educated doctors.