Those who think all doctors are in it for the money haven’t seen what has been happening over the last several years. he primary care physician does not do it for the money, they do it because they care and see the need, or why not go for an additional 2 more years of training and go into a specialty. The first year after completing their specialty they have mad the equivalent of the wages they would have had if they would have stayed primary care. Oh, and stop watching medical shows on TV because hollywood portrays what makes them money not the real life, or have you forgotten that.
Doctors sacrifice a lot: time with family, stress leading to medical problems of their own, sleep when you call in the middle of the night, and many more reasons that I can’t even begin to list them all. And if you want their advice and knowledge to help heal you and your loved ones, be respectful. Remember that saying, “do unto others as you would have done unto yourself”, we all need to start living a little more that way. The world does not revolve around you…
Fair warning: I am on a rant. Skip this one is you don’t want to hear me whine.
In the last few days I have seen doctors in the media picked on because they fell asleep (“Doc, there are patients who need to be seen!”), because they were burnt out, and because they didn’t smile, explain things thoroughly, and ask about the patient’s home life while checking for an ear infection. Doctors fought back with comments about their long hours, intense work schedules, and exhaustion.
It didn’t work. The comments just changed to: “Well, fight for better hours!” Or: “Be willing to make less money!” (umm, I did go into pediatrics…) One person was actually so narrow minded and idiotic as to tell us we were harming patients by working too hard, and that it was sheer laziness that kept us from improving our schedules. That we “were keeping our heads buried in the sand” so…
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