Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Take Your Pick?

So... we have door #1 on the left, and door #2 on the right. Take your pick? Both have services that will have an exclusive clientele, exhibit a sense of prestige and expertise, and denote a sense of professionalism beyond the mere "basics." So where does that leave the primary care physician? The "basics" are left behind door #3. The harsh reality is that primary care physicians are lost amongst these doors. They don't have the "titles" on the back end of their names that, in a sense, almost replace their names and give them the ultimate supremacy of "specialist." This leaves a primary care physician with almost having no identity at all; no sense of self; no "real" purpose. Of course, a shortage of primary care physicians is a problem that must be addressed. Maybe tackling the notion in the education sector, within the confines of where the medical profession is taught and honed can be one solution. Using the platform of professors that create Medical Doctors to stress the importance and prestige of the primary care physician might bring some serious life support to a patient whose vital signs don't look so good.

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