We had this very conversation at work yesterday but it was about Engineers not Doctors. Memorizing the formulas and equations and theories can get you an "Engineering degree" but does not necessarily make you and "Engineer". I started off in the naval Nuclear Power field, then to a Nuclear Power plant, then to an industrial enzyme facility, to a chemical plant and now to a Pharmaceutical/Chemical plant. I have worked with probably every type of Engineer known, and sometimes the "Custodial Engineer" is the most valuable because they can actually use a much higher percentage of what they know. I only made two years of college while "at sea" in the Service. I have to suppose somewhere in the junior/senior year there is a class that I never got to titled, "As an Engineer/Doctor you do not have to listen to anyone without a degree" and in parenthesis (and only a small portion of those with a degree). I believe the disconnect begins there. Most doctors, but not all, are repeating to us what they memorized. So, with that, cholesterol is bad. Period. Saturated fats cause heart failure. Period. Prescribed medicines are needed daily for a lifetime. Period. Sort of to the point, but from a different angle. A few months ago, our dog passed away at 14 years old. The veterinary oncologist in a very high-end veterinary hospital came out and amongst these much younger, very clinical in approach, vets and techs he was much older. (Been around vets my entire life) He was one of the very best I had ever been around. He spoke as a doctor, and animal lover and listened to every work I said. He factored me and my thoughts into the path forward. At the end of the visit, I told him as we stood in a multi-million-dollar facility that I did not want to offend him, but he reminded me of an 'old family horse doctor' who would be more at home in muck boots on the farm. He laughed and said that was probably the best compliment he had ever received. He was a doctor, not just a Doctor if Veterinary Medicine. (if that makes any sense at all) Babbling, it is 4:30 AM and the gym opens in a few minutes. Had some time to kill. Scott
