Comments on: Why are doctors so unhappy? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/why-are-doctors-so-unhappy.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/why-are-doctors-so-unhappy.html#comment-83725 Anonymous Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:58:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/why-are-doctors-so-unhappy.html#comment-83725 There are plenty of doctors who are not Christian or atheist. Some of them manage to be happy even without the help of Jesus.<br/><br/>Work is part of life, not all of life. The same could be said of religion as well. There are plenty of doctors who are not Christian or atheist. Some of them manage to be happy even without the help of Jesus.

Work is part of life, not all of life. The same could be said of religion as well.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/why-are-doctors-so-unhappy.html#comment-83720 Anonymous Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:56:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/why-are-doctors-so-unhappy.html#comment-83720 My advice to unfulfilled, unhappy physicians these days is to quote President Harry S. Truman:<br/><br/>"If you want a friend in Washington, buy a dog."<br/><br/>Don't expect any love from your work. If the lawyers don't rob you of everything, there are certainly enough corrupt Washington politicians getting ready to steal everything else from your practice.<br/><br/>Ed Sodaro MD My advice to unfulfilled, unhappy physicians these days is to quote President Harry S. Truman:

“If you want a friend in Washington, buy a dog.”

Don’t expect any love from your work. If the lawyers don’t rob you of everything, there are certainly enough corrupt Washington politicians getting ready to steal everything else from your practice.

Ed Sodaro MD

]]> By: Doc99http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/why-are-doctors-so-unhappy.html#comment-83718 Doc99 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:25:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/why-are-doctors-so-unhappy.html#comment-83718 The paradigm shift came the day the first "Dear Provider" letter came in my mailbox. On that day, medicine as a profession ceased to be. The paradigm shift came the day the first “Dear Provider” letter came in my mailbox. On that day, medicine as a profession ceased to be.

]]> By: IVF-MDhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/why-are-doctors-so-unhappy.html#comment-83712 IVF-MD Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:30:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/why-are-doctors-so-unhappy.html#comment-83712 Bear in mind that not all of us are unhappy =) Bear in mind that not all of us are unhappy =)

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/why-are-doctors-so-unhappy.html#comment-83707 Anonymous Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:20:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/why-are-doctors-so-unhappy.html#comment-83707 Yes, too bad about the polemic. But recall that this is the same Dr. leap who put forth this article of faith: that specialists should come to the ER promptly and without complain and without compensation to take care of his patients- because WE should have faith that somehow, miraculously the money would follow.<br/><br/>-Dr. Kranky Yes, too bad about the polemic. But recall that this is the same Dr. leap who put forth this article of faith: that specialists should come to the ER promptly and without complain and without compensation to take care of his patients- because WE should have faith that somehow, miraculously the money would follow.

-Dr. Kranky

]]> By: KipEsquirehttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/why-are-doctors-so-unhappy.html#comment-83705 KipEsquire Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:15:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/why-are-doctors-so-unhappy.html#comment-83705 You didn't warn us that a few paragraphs down it was going to turn into a pile of blathering Christian polemic.<br/><br/>There are plenty of happy atheists. I'm one of them. And I'm sure more than a few of them are physicians. You didn’t warn us that a few paragraphs down it was going to turn into a pile of blathering Christian polemic.

There are plenty of happy atheists. I’m one of them. And I’m sure more than a few of them are physicians.

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