tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158299.post111541583579798024..comments2024-02-28T01:29:11.245-08:00Comments on Rebel Doctor Web Log: What it's like to be a physicianMichael Rack, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365676269660178401noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158299.post-12225621576955856602012-02-28T05:57:30.936-08:002012-02-28T05:57:30.936-08:00Goodness, there is a lot of worthwhile info in thi...Goodness, there is a lot of worthwhile info in this post!<br /><a href="http://www.mapofearth.net" rel="nofollow">map of earth</a> | <a href="http://www.sudburyhotel.ca" rel="nofollow">Sudbury hotels</a> | <a href="http://www.firsttimeanal.ca" rel="nofollow">first time anal</a>Quintinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158299.post-27337892302094282662010-03-26T18:56:16.886-07:002010-03-26T18:56:16.886-07:00The cliche is completely true. being a doctor is ...The cliche is completely true. being a doctor is great, its all the other horseshit that comes with it that sucks. No way in hell my kids are doing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158299.post-1137910451428345892006-01-21T22:14:00.000-08:002006-01-21T22:14:00.000-08:00If you are smart enough to be a doctor, you are to...If you are smart enough to be a doctor, you are too smart to stay a doctor. The pay is poor and declining compared to what a smart person can earn with half the education in their own business. The liablity puts what you might earn on the line. The hours are bad, and you are not appreciated. Very glad I got out, wouldn't go near it, pity those who do.<BR/><BR/>Medical school is now a backup for kids who can't get into pharmacy college, many of whom will earn as much or more with less than half the education. <BR/><BR/>Look at the guys will the jets and big yachts. Almost none have MDs. Money isn't everything, but being barely upper middle class working 60 hours a week facing a future of declining fortunes. . . this is a good choice?<BR/><BR/>If you want to help people and you really are intelligent, make your fortune and build your town a hospital. They'll love you, people will be helped, and you can still have a life. When the phone rings at 3 AM on Christmas Eve, it'll be a wrong number and you can go back to sleep. <BR/><BR/>Almost all my peers rationalize being stuck where they are, and after some coaxing, they admit it for what it is. These guys are stuck, too old to go into something else, too limited by their education to be credible in another profession.<BR/><BR/>And in 15 years, nurse practioners will be delivering 80% of the care, so just being employed will be an issue for all but a few specialists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158299.post-1116527110536072392005-05-19T11:25:00.000-07:002005-05-19T11:25:00.000-07:00oooooppps, i didn't mean you. i meant some of the ...oooooppps, i didn't mean you. i meant some of the interns at work.mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241471277723030930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158299.post-1116527046348902372005-05-19T11:24:00.000-07:002005-05-19T11:24:00.000-07:00i'm sure that the part about becoming a doctor tha...i'm sure that the part about becoming a doctor that sucks the most is being an intern; but still, it's not an acceptable reason to be rude, right?mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241471277723030930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158299.post-1115428744964789992005-05-06T18:19:00.000-07:002005-05-06T18:19:00.000-07:00As someone who will be stuck in the training pipel...As someone who will be stuck in the training pipeline for quite awhile longer, I think that these programs may at least have the added benefit of giving students perspective. When all my friends are students or residents, it's difficult to imagine life at the end of the tunnel. Perhaps if I had gone through such a program, when asked "Is it really worth it?" my answer might be a more confident "yes" rather than "I think so."Mudfudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07449662276305480863noreply@blogger.com