I thought I would either be an epidemiologist or a 'Price Is Right' model.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
All my Doctor's said I should become a model.
I'm generally considered a conservative in my predictions for disease.
I'm a medical doctor and a biomedical scientist.
It doesn't take a brain surgeon... or a cardiologist... or a pediatrician... or even a policy wonk to figure out that a penny's worth of preventive care is worth many dollars of sick care.
Nobody in my family ever thought that I'd a be a model.
I wanted to become a model since I was a kid.
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.
Oh there are lots of doctors and medical professionals out there who buy my devices at whole sale price.
I reject the insurance model. I think we should have a free-market approach to healthcare.
I get labeled as a model, but if I had it my way, I would hope nobody would ever call me that.