What do you think when you find out someone is a doctor?

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Anonymous wrote:I think he/she is probably an asshole and I'm a doctor.

Really? Aren't all your friends doctors? I always see doctors whose only social circle is other doctors and their spouses -- so I figured it was a profession where people liked each other.

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Anonymous wrote:I think he/she is probably an asshole and I'm a doctor.

Really? Aren't all your friends doctors? I always see doctors whose only social circle is other doctors and their spouses -- so I figured it was a profession where people liked each other.

Yeah that seems like an odd comment from a physician. I'm one and I like the vast majority of physicians I know. Sure there are some that I don't care for but that's likely in any profession.

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If they have a PhD, I think they are stubborn and hard headed to get through the process. If they are a medical doctor, I think they can probably do well sleep deprieved and have crack memories.

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I am not necessarily impressed. I have doctors in my family and they are not super human, or perfect people. They are not even that well off. They do have a lot student loan debt.

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Anonymous wrote:I have no problem with them socially. The doctors I know are smart, funny, and kind. But when I need a health care provider for me or my family, I try to avoid MDs. I have a strong preference for PAs or Nurse Practitioners. I think they are much, much better at listening and treating patients as people and not just a collection of symptoms. And I think they are usually smarter than doctors.

DH is an MD and some of the stories of the highly qualified and really good at what he does PA makes me shudder. Give me an MD anyway.

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A doctor wife who tells her stories of how he saved the day from his idiot coworkers. Your standard my husband is a doctor ( bow down) spiel that the wives spit out in between blathering on about their latest vacation and new car and cosmetic work to keep from focusing on the fact their husband is likely cheating on them with that idiot PA.

That's just uncalled for. No I don't start off every conversation with my husband is a doctor. I am also accomplished myself. His PA is actually very good but still makes mistakes sometimes that an MD would have caught, sometimes with disastrous consequences. Yes PAs and NPs are the future due to our medical personnel shortage, but if I could choose I will choose to see a MD anytime. Each to their own. You need to seek therapy for the bile you spew

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Bfd

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If I hear someone is a Dr, I avoid them. Especially in social situations.
There's a good chance they're arrogant.

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Anonymous wrote:I have no problem with them socially. The doctors I know are smart, funny, and kind. But when I need a health care provider for me or my family, I try to avoid MDs. I have a strong preference for PAs or Nurse Practitioners. I think they are much, much better at listening and treating patients as people and not just a collection of symptoms. And I think they are usually smarter than doctors.

DH is an MD and some of the stories of the highly qualified and really good at what he does PA makes me shudder. Give me an MD anyway.

(I am not understanding your comment)

A doctor wife who tells her stories of how he saved the day from his idiot coworkers. Your standard my husband is a doctor ( bow down) spiel that the wives spit out in between blathering on about their latest vacation and new car and cosmetic work to keep from focusing on the fact their husband is likely cheating on them with that idiot PA.

That's just uncalled for. No I don't start off every conversation with my husband is a doctor. I am also accomplished myself. His PA is actually very good but still makes mistakes sometimes that an MD would have caught, sometimes with disastrous consequences. Yes PAs and NPs are the future due to our medical personnel shortage, but if I could choose I will choose to see a MD anytime. Each to their own. You need to seek therapy for the bile you spew

I think what she is spewing hits a bit too close to home, yes? Sounds like you need it - you talk about your husbands careeer and life??!!
Do you not have one of your own?

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Anonymous wrote:I think he/she is probably an asshole and I'm a doctor.

Really? Aren't all your friends doctors? I always see doctors whose only social circle is other doctors and their spouses -- so I figured it was a profession where people liked each other.

There is too high a ratio of self centered assholes. A friend teaches them at a medical school and he frustratedly says the same thing.

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Computers will replace doctors soon enough. I look forward to that day. Most doctors are worthless and greedy.

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Anonymous wrote:Doctors or their husbands, I'm fine with. Doctors wives OTOH - I stay the hell away from at parties etc. I'm sure there are some normal ones but everyone I've interacted with has been a little to stuck on the fact that HER man is a DOCTOR while letting it be known she drives a Mercedes and they're off to Hawaii next week. And often while at the same party, their doctor DH will be in a different conversation complaining about loans or how he's gotten such a late start on retirement planning or whatever. Doctors' wives who have nothing going on of their own put on too many airs.

Doctor's wife here....glad we aren't at the same parties. If you'd deign to talk to me I could tell you about my life or even (gasp) my career (the one that allowed us to pay off his med school loan and make the downpayment on our house) or the new tires on my ten year old Honda (he drives a Mercedes, by the way... the one I paid cash for before we got married but I needed an SUV when we had kids).

Or maybe, JUST MAYBE, you might want to get to know me as a person who is proud to be married an incredibly hardworking guy (pediatric specialist) who really has a vocation, not a career. He saves kids' lives and the stress and toll are eating him up. But you go ahead and avoid me.... I think I'd prefer that, anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:I have no problem with them socially. The doctors I know are smart, funny, and kind. But when I need a health care provider for me or my family, I try to avoid MDs. I have a strong preference for PAs or Nurse Practitioners. I think they are much, much better at listening and treating patients as people and not just a collection of symptoms. And I think they are usually smarter than doctors.

DH is an MD and some of the stories of the highly qualified and really good at what he does PA makes me shudder. Give me an MD anyway.

(I am not understanding your comment)

A doctor wife who tells her stories of how he saved the day from his idiot coworkers. Your standard my husband is a doctor ( bow down) spiel that the wives spit out in between blathering on about their latest vacation and new car and cosmetic work to keep from focusing on the fact their husband is likely cheating on them with that idiot PA.

That's just uncalled for. No I don't start off every conversation with my husband is a doctor. I am also accomplished myself. His PA is actually very good but still makes mistakes sometimes that an MD would have caught, sometimes with disastrous consequences. Yes PAs and NPs are the future due to our medical personnel shortage, but if I could choose I will choose to see a MD anytime. Each to their own. You need to seek therapy for the bile you spew

I think what she is spewing hits a bit too close to home, yes? Sounds like you need it - you talk about your husbands careeer and life??!!
Do you not have one of your own?

This is a thread about doctors, let's start a thread about finance professionals and what we think of them and I'll chime in there too. Lots of stereotypes there too! Those mistakes actually by a PA actually happened, they are good for simple straight forward cases but something slightly complicated I'll go to someone with the more training anyway. You need some coffee to get rid off your bitterness too.

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Anonymous wrote:Computers will replace doctors soon enough. I look forward to that day. Most doctors are worthless and greedy.

Remind yourself you said this drivel the next time you or your family member needs emergency health care

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Anonymous wrote:I have no problem with them socially. The doctors I know are smart, funny, and kind. But when I need a health care provider for me or my family, I try to avoid MDs. I have a strong preference for PAs or Nurse Practitioners. I think they are much, much better at listening and treating patients as people and not just a collection of symptoms. And I think they are usually smarter than doctors.

DH is an MD and some of the stories of the highly qualified and really good at what he does PA makes me shudder. Give me an MD anyway.

(I am not understanding your comment)

A doctor wife who tells her stories of how he saved the day from his idiot coworkers. Your standard my husband is a doctor ( bow down) spiel that the wives spit out in between blathering on about their latest vacation and new car and cosmetic work to keep from focusing on the fact their husband is likely cheating on them with that idiot PA.

That's just uncalled for. No I don't start off every conversation with my husband is a doctor. I am also accomplished myself. His PA is actually very good but still makes mistakes sometimes that an MD would have caught, sometimes with disastrous consequences. Yes PAs and NPs are the future due to our medical personnel shortage, but if I could choose I will choose to see a MD anytime. Each to their own. You need to seek therapy for the bile you spew

I think what she is spewing hits a bit too close to home, yes? Sounds like you need it - you talk about your husbands careeer and life??!!
Do you not have one of your own?

This is a thread about doctors, let's start a thread about finance professionals and what we think of them and I'll chime in there too. Lots of stereotypes there too! Those mistakes actually by a PA actually happened, they are good for simple straight forward cases but something slightly complicated I'll go to someone with the more training anyway. You need some coffee to get rid off your bitterness too.

I've actually had quite the opposite experience. MDs are dismissive and unwilling to dig deeper. PAs and NPs are engaged and, IME, more practically knowledgeable - they actually listen, and try to have proved helpful where MDs have totally failed.

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I wonder (a) if they work at my hospital and (b) what is their specialty. Then we usually talk about gross stuff.

- RN