A patient was waiting nervously in the examination room of a famous specialist.
"So who did you see before coming to me?" asked the doctor.
The patient answered, "My local General Practitioner."
"Your GP?" scoffed the doctor. "What a waste of time! Tell me, what sort of useless advice did he give you?"
"He told me to come and see you."
When you mock and debase others you lower yourself.
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http://www.cybersaltlists.org as noted in Sermon_Fodder by Keith Todd <ktodd@vci.net>I was playing "Operation" with my daughters last night. This game has been around since before I can remember. Did you know that there are two types of cards, one set that is labeled "Doctor" and one set labeled "Specialist". If you pick the "Specialist" card you get double the fee for the same procedure as if you just pick a "Doctor" card. This is really culturally ingrained.... I explained to them that, in fact, we all get the same reimbursement for the same procedure - they had to know the truth.... By the way, I think the game is much harder than real surgery. Stephen McKernan, DO
More on Specialism vs Generalism by Sir William Osler at
http://www.unmc.edu/Community/ruralmeded/osler.htmUpdate on the Vast and Endless Sea by St. Exupery, Mari Sandoz, Osler's added, Boyer, same theme
http://www.unmc.edu/Community/ruralmeded/RMEPost/vast_and_endless_sea.htm
Robert C. Bowman, M.D.