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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a former BigLaw lawyer, from a top ranked law school.  My good friend is an ER doctor, from a middle-ranked school.

I am blown out with respect for her.  She actually can make a real difference--a life and death difference, and does all the time.

I'm almost 50 and so are many of my friends, so a common theme is: "I am entering into the second half of my life.  I want to leave the planet a better place.  (Besides raising good kids) What can I do to make difference?"

My doctor friend does not have to mull over this one.

I vote doctor.[/quote]

You mean she is great at consults? ER docs don't deal with life and death. They exist to turf patients.[/quote]

PP here.  I don't get your meaning.  She's often dealing with life/death situations.[/quote]

No, ER docs don't. [b]They are glorified primary care[/b], except worse, because all they do is consult other services. Least prestigious in medicine.[/quote]

Except when they aren't and they are saving your bacon while the surgeon/cardiologist/stroke specialist gets out of bed, gets in the car, and drives in to see you. [/quote]

Let me guess, one of them told you that? [/quote]

I'm an ER nurse. [/quote]

I have a fried who is an ER doc in a metro market... He frequently calls his gig "the body shop" since he patches up everyone from gang bangers with gunshot wounds to car accident victims.  And yes there is a lot of that primary care bullshit he has to deal with as a result of our broken healthcare system.  He is a pretty cynical person.  I guess having seen some of the worst of humanity will do that to you.  But one thing is certain, he has definitely saved many lives. Maybe not everyone would agree all those lives were worth saving... But that's not his place to decide.   And there is prestige in saving those lives.  [/quote]

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