I remember my final day as a neurosurgeon. “Washing” a human brain with two humongous syringes of sterile physiologic saline, the same way my mother of blessed memory used to baste a chicken.
I thought maybe as a psychiatrist I had a chance, at least a fighting chance, of preventing a disaster like the one I was standing there trying to treat. Read more on The Decisions You Make…
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Most people who know me well know that I was (briefly) a professional comic.
Long before I became a psychiatrist, I wanted to be funny. I copied TV comics as best I could and quickly learned that when you were funny, people seemed a bit more likely to enjoy your company. Read more on Cut The Funny Business — You’re A Doctor!…
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This was the lead personal ad in the local free rag for seniors I picked up today. “Romantic, Successful Doctor Seeks nice lady anywhere.” My first question is if things are still like when I was in medical school.
Are men still pretending to be medical doctors when they try to pick up women? I certainly never saw doctors as a romantic ideal. Have women been and are they still, telling their daughters to grow up and marry doctors? A higher percentage of doctors are women than ever before. This would tell any sociologist what I already know — the social status of the profession is definitely on its way down. Read more on Get Ready For Sleep-Deprived Doctors…
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This air traffic controller thought the pilot declaring an emergency was full of baloney. I’m afraid the only baloney in his future might be the stuff he’s eating while he waits in the unemployment line.
I cannot be the only person who got angry reading this. An airline sends an emergency plea for help to air traffic control down below. The air traffic control decides that this is a hoax and does nothing.
The fact that everyone survives is not a defense — don’t even mention it. Read more on Crying For Help vs. Crying “Wolf!”…
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I remember my first time and I shivered with anticipation.
Resident Physicians Don't Get Much Sleep
A kindly matron showed me the tiny bed and told me with a wink that I probably would not get much sleep that night. It was an old bed and had seen a lot of use by a lot of people, but it would be special for me this night.
She was right – I was only able to steal a couple of hours of sleep. But it was what happened when I wasn’t sleeping – and my colleagues congratulated me and cheered me on. Read more on Sleepy Doctors — An Unnecessary Danger…
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