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[quote=Anonymous]They really are a segment of the population representing all personality types...then add to that ego and wealth and it leaves a small pool who really do care. Caring is hard work and health care burns the altruism out of most.

Medicine is also a narrow track. Once you specialize, you do a lot of the same thing. Time and money become metrics that direct care. You have to make hard decisions and caring too much makes you a bad doctor. There is a lot asked of them and even with great salaries, the humanity of it all can be crushing. Doctors mostly see complaining, pain, sickness, weakness, vulnerability, suffering, frustration sadness, irritability etc. That is why most focus on their craft and not the person.

Different specialties attract different personalities and skill sets and some specialties really.

I've worked in health care for almost 30 years. Direct patient care is incredibly hard work.

I had an incredible GP once but she quickly burned out. Being too caring really comes at a high cost as well.  [/quote]

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