I don't know why people question the academic training of an athlete. Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.
A resident's surgical skill is judged by their technique and speed. You can't be sloppy, and you can't be slow.
In hospitals I feel palpable comfort. I feel the competence, the expertise, so much education and money, all of the supplies sterile, everything packaged, sealed tight. My fears evaporate when the automatic doors shush open.
You can't judge the ability of a doctor by the amount of praise the undertakers give him.
I am a fantastic nurse. I discovered this about myself, and I'm really fantastic about diagnosing things.
Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
A man who cannot work without his hypodermic needle is a poor doctor. The amount of narcotic you use is inversely proportional to your skill.
Just because you watch 'Grey's Anatomy' doesn't mean you can do the operation.
