tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11034229.post6762650126748064025..comments2023-07-14T02:53:40.719-07:00Comments on retired doc's thoughts: Retired surgeon suggests why the days of the "giants" have passedjames gaultehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537303135780186926noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11034229.post-49247012672759321942008-03-17T04:48:00.000-07:002008-03-17T04:48:00.000-07:00The mythic image of a physician as someone who was...The mythic image of a physician as someone who was dedicated to his patient's welfare,was concerned less about money(though the compensation was always very good)was treated with what at times was perhaps unrealistic deference and much respect,whose judgment was rarely if ever second guessed , who never heard the words "work-life balance" in his training is dead and was killed by an economic system that is driven by the misconception that patients are spending someone else's money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com