Every profession has its ups and downs.
Here is a link to an article that describes the 'reality' of pharmacy.
http://www.pharmacyweek.com/discussions/thread.asp?board_id=2&conference_id=18&post_id=20291&thread_id=4831&filter=Unread#pid20291
The article describes the ``bagging-the-doritos phenomenon'' experienced by pharm d graduates.
"Excuse me Mr. Pharm D, what isle are the depends in?"
"All you do is count pills all day."
Dentists:
"all you do all day is drill teeth, that's not medicine."
"You can't treat the whole body"
"You can't admit patients into the hospital"
Optometry:
"Optometrists can't prescribe real medicines."
"An Ophthalmologist can do anything that an Optometrist can do."
Nursing:
"All you do is change bed pans and give the pills that the doctor prescribes."
Physician assistant
"You can't prescribe meds without the doctor's authority"
"Pretend doctors."
Osteopaths
"You couldn't get into an MD school"
That stuff is for quack doctors."
Some students complain aboout the osteopathic movement saying it is nonsense and takes away credibility from their degree."
Then you have infighting within the medical specialties
IE, "my training is better than your training."
I'm a surgeon, I'm a dermatologist, I'm a MD, Ph.D., etc, etc
There is even fighting about the medical schools themselves.
I.e., I went to Harvard, that is a 'first tier school.'
"Your school was easier to get into, they let anyone in."
Foreign medical graduates get it too.
"You had to go to the Caribbean to get your md degree."
"At least it was an md not a do"
City versus Rural physicians:
"Country docs don't see real trauma cases."
"You don't make as much $ as me"
Research docs vs. regular docs:
"I've been published and you haven't"
"Yeah, you got published by second quality publications, they let anyone publish anything."
Residency programs also play a part.
"My residency was better than yours"
Income:
"I make more $ than you"
"I have a bigger house"
"I have a faster car"
Children:
"My kid goes to blah, blah, blah school."
"My kid is the smartest"
THis type of carp(sp) isn't limited to the DPM drgree, it's anywhere where someone wants to feel superior to another based on careers. In fact, it could spill out everywhere.
" My girlfriend is better looking than yours."
" My dad is tougher than yours."
" My wife has a better jobs than yours."
" My kid goes to the best day care ever"
" My clothing is more expensive."
" My diet is better than yours."
" My lineage is better than yours"
" I look better than you"
" I'm a better swimmer than you."
" I'm more important in my community."
" I'm more traveled than you."
" My watch keeps better time than yours."
" My uncle was the first man on the moon."
" My food tastes better than yours."
" I'm more sophisticated than you."
" I'm better at trivial pursuit than you."
"My ancestors came over on the Mayflower, yours didn't."
This list could go on FOREVER.
But who REALLY CAREES?
In reality, any REAL American would find this type of nonsense strange. America was founded on the principle that ALL MEN WERE CREATED EQUAL.
If anything, these fortunate jerks who espouse that any one profession is better than another, should be glad that they live in a country that has provided so much opportunity for them. Instead, they select to use their freedoms (purchased with blood) to come to the Podiatry forum and spew forth their anger and hatred at a degree! What a great use of personal liberties.
It appears that they want to be the only ones to have a rewarding career.
What do these same "doctors" think of their uneducated patients, people that don't even have a BS degree?
