The New England Journal of Medicine reports that 9 out of 10 doctors agree that 1 out of 10 doctors is an idiot.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The cynics are right nine times out of ten.
I truly feel the best doctors are ones who are criticized by nurses, patients and family. They do not make excuses and learn from their mistakes.
Who shall decide when doctors disagree, And soundest casuists doubt, like you and me?
If you're a doctor or a lawyer or teacher, if you only get three things right out of 10, you're considered a failure.
Nine out of ten Americans believe that out of ten people, one person will always disagree with the other nine!
Doctors are human; they make mistakes, and you have to stay on top of them. You have to ask the second question, the third question, the follow-up to the fourth question.
Good physicians are rarely dispassionate. They agonize and self-doubt over patients.
I have a whole slew of doctors. I can count eight in my phone right now - eight different doctors, all for different parts of my body. I have specialists.
If 98 out of 100 doctors tell me I've got a problem, I should take their advice. And if those two other doctors get paid by Big Snack Food, like certain climate deniers get paid by Big Coal, I shouldn't take their advice.
There is a tendency of people to try to make you believe only a few people are smart. As a brain surgeon, I know better than that.