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YoungDemCA

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15. My father is a primary care physician

Reply to randys1 (Reply #14)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 05:42 PM

Sep 2015

He works his ass off and gets burnt out. And yes, his pay is not as high as that of a surgeon or radiologist or what have you.

There are fewer and fewer professionals who get into their careers because of the value to society that they provide. The main motivation these days is to make a lot of money. That's a problem.

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How racial inequality in American society contributes to poorer health outcomes for PoC [View all] YoungDemCA Sep 2015 OP

I read something like this years ago. qwlauren35 Sep 2015 #1

i'm kind of surprised by this but maybe i shouldn't have been JI7 Sep 2015 #2

I read where even BLACK DOCTORS treat black patients worse than white ones Number23 Sep 2015 #4

Not to mention the attitude many doctors can have anyway kjones Sep 2015 #5

Absolutely. It's the most noble profession in the world (imho) but it does inspire alot of arrogance Number23 Sep 2015 #7

Not so noble for many who go into the medical field. randys1 Sep 2015 #14

My father is a primary care physician YoungDemCA Sep 2015 #15

Your father is becoming an antique in that too many new physicians are not randys1 Sep 2015 #16

I'd like to think there are lots of noble professions kjones Sep 2015 #17

That Internalized Hate is no Joke lib87 Sep 2015 #11

Yep. And it touches all of us. Even when you KNOW better. Even when you know it's wrong Number23 Sep 2015 #12

Heart disease and stroke due to the disproportionate amount of liquor stores and fast food Number23 Sep 2015 #3

This is a great post JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #6

Girl, this is why we have no interest and cannot be bothered. We know what they are about Number23 Sep 2015 #8

If they can't see how innocent an infant is? JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #9

I was thinking of this study when Julian Bond died, at a rather young age, imo. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #10

A little kick JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #13

K & R historylovr Sep 2015 #18

This true and not discussed nearly enough rbrnmw Sep 2015 #19

i never CarlaJonesChicago Oct 2015 #20

Welcome to DU, Carla! Number23 Oct 2015 #21

Thanks CarlaJonesChicago Oct 2015 #22