one of the reasons I love doctors as much as I do is the reason you mentioned: every doctor got to be a doctor by busting his ass. consequently, every doctor has to KNOW a shitload of stuff.
it takes a great deal of bad shit to happen before I'm ready to dismiss a physician as incompetent. but then you come across folks like those "Doctor…
one of the reasons I love doctors as much as I do is the reason you mentioned: every doctor got to be a doctor by busting his ass. consequently, every doctor has to KNOW a shitload of stuff.
it takes a great deal of bad shit to happen before I'm ready to dismiss a physician as incompetent. but then you come across folks like those "Doctors for America" (the ones whose logo is the American flag draped over the caduceus) or the Surgeon General of Florida. or the several Major Dick Psychiatrists I met during an internship at Payne Whitney, who seemed to think their job description included insulting social workers on a daily basis. many years later, a psychiatrist friend who'd also worked there, told me that at the end of med school, the Psychiatrists were considered socially inferior to everyone but Dermatologists. this was true in Payne Whitney...until a patient showed up with crabs. I quite enjoyed watching the shrinks shrink when they began to consider the implications of coming home and trying to explain what is ordinarily considered to be a sexually-transmitted condition to their significant others.
whatever I say about the wretched vibe at Payne Whitney, I like to add that Allen Frances was always the exception...a really good guy.
one of the reasons I love doctors as much as I do is the reason you mentioned: every doctor got to be a doctor by busting his ass. consequently, every doctor has to KNOW a shitload of stuff.
it takes a great deal of bad shit to happen before I'm ready to dismiss a physician as incompetent. but then you come across folks like those "Doctors for America" (the ones whose logo is the American flag draped over the caduceus) or the Surgeon General of Florida. or the several Major Dick Psychiatrists I met during an internship at Payne Whitney, who seemed to think their job description included insulting social workers on a daily basis. many years later, a psychiatrist friend who'd also worked there, told me that at the end of med school, the Psychiatrists were considered socially inferior to everyone but Dermatologists. this was true in Payne Whitney...until a patient showed up with crabs. I quite enjoyed watching the shrinks shrink when they began to consider the implications of coming home and trying to explain what is ordinarily considered to be a sexually-transmitted condition to their significant others.
whatever I say about the wretched vibe at Payne Whitney, I like to add that Allen Frances was always the exception...a really good guy.