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[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]

If you have a car wreck and are bleeding out, the ER doctor will try to save your life. You are an idiot. [/quote]

No, the trauma surgeon will stop the bleeding , the anesthesiologist will obtain the airway and resuscitate, the radiologist will read the films, and the intensivist (often the surgeon or anesthesiologist) will take care of you post op.

You haven't spent much time in a hospital, have you

The ER doc will screw up all of the above before he consults the experts listed above. 
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