tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495971764170848323.post3950050155278085368..comments2024-03-22T06:53:58.375+00:00Comments on When I'm King: Doctor, doctor!Batsbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426643733506493701noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495971764170848323.post-36871013688185308922016-01-13T11:39:01.393+00:002016-01-13T11:39:01.393+00:00Oh, I think that humans are simply more self-aware...Oh, I think that humans are simply more self-aware animals, but I still believe 'doctoring' is a vocation, rather than just a way to make a living. Few people in their right mind want to be accountants, clerks, factory fodder, etc and most of us work purely for a wage. It is a lucky man who earns his money doing what he loves, but I think the incentives for those who go into medicine are not based originally on financial reward - there are far quicker and easier routes into 'big money' if that's your aim.Batsbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06426643733506493701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495971764170848323.post-33567527614769329182016-01-13T10:32:50.751+00:002016-01-13T10:32:50.751+00:00"So, if you have even a shred of faith in the..."So, if you have even a shred of faith in the human race"<br /><br />I am not sure that I do although I am often confounded that despite the human attributes of self-interest, greed, propensity to make bad choices and to often act inhumanly and violently the human race still survives and indeed flourishes.<br /><br />The junior doctors resistance to change is a prime example of self interest at work and the evils of monopolies. Despite those changes being to benefit the junior doctors customers(patients) they are resisting because they prefer the rights, privileges and comforts that working in a monopoly has allowed them build up over the years.<br /><br />I am afraid and I quote you again "doctors don’t become doctors to earn vast wealth, they do it because they are ridiculously fond of the human race" that quote is far from true. There are exceptions but generally people become doctors or go into any profession or job that offers them the best reward. The best route to the greatest reward is a certificate that states you have an academic or vocational qualification. That certificate does not guarantee that the ability matches the qualification and in my experience that all too often they do not. Especially in the NHS as I have found out to my detriment(but that is another story one that entails description of my experiences of other healthcare system where the mismatch of qualification and ability is not so apparent).Antistheneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120647617145756102noreply@blogger.com