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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It could be a couple of things.  Working in an ICU or ER where you literally are making life-or-death decisions could make even the most emotionally empathetic person callous to someone complaining about a project getting delayed or "that asshole in IT".  That doesn't mean they should always be dismissive of other people's stress however.

My experience is that some specialties seem to attract, if not require, certain personality defects.  Seriously- orthopedic and cardiothoracic surgeons always seem to be the biggest assholes.  Pediatrics and OB tend to fall on the other end of the spectrum.

Again, I don't know if the relationship is necessarily causal but it exists.  At least in my world. [/quote]

I saw a study once where doctors were shown or told sad things and their brains were imaged and areas of the brain that show empathy did not light up the way they did in others.

I once had a convo with a nurse or tech while she was making a cast for me. She told me she only will go on dates with "ologists" never "surgeons." So, neurologist, yes,, neurosurgeon, no. Cardiologist, yes, cardiac surgeon, no.[/quote]

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