Fascinating interview of a surgeon and the issues she faces.
What was practicing general surgery like?Horrible!! Absolutely horrible. The ER would call with “this old lady has non-specific belly pain…I’d like you to come lay hands on her?” As if my hands are magical. As if I can really tell what the hell’s going on. The ER doc is just trying to cover his ass (which is necessary in a society where patients see a ‘normal, expected complication’ as an opportunity to get rich), so it makes my workload that much heavier. So, I got lots of these CYA calls.
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There is no such thing as “normal expected complications” when one is dealing with a deity (even a minor one at that). You can not have it both ways – human when it comes to the responsibility side and deity when it comes to the privilege side.
This woman has earned every cent she’s made.
I wish her well, in all of her future endeavors.
Very interesting especially the compensation comparison to surgeons in France and the comments regarding getting med school in Cuba. I wish this women all the peace, success and happiness in the world.
Sounds like a real man!
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