That sounds like fun. Alas, I can see the prudence of such a procedure.
Is there any problem with drug or alcohol use in your office? I’d imagine that seeing all them ‘stupidcides’ would tend to motivate people towards a healthier lifestyle. (It’s one thing to joke about “Eat Well, Stay Fit, Die Anyways,” and another to go running for one’s own starring role in an autopsy.) On the other hand, it does sound very stressful. If not from the constant reminders of mortality, then the constant reminders of the idiocy of people in general when dealing with court appearances.
AP/CP + Hemepath boards. Doin’ the general private practice pathology thing.
What’s wrong with cyto? Those of us who trained at UCSF know that cyto rulez!
Actually, I grew up on the East Coast, but here I am.
The comment about signing out your causes and manners of death–that wouldn’t have to do with a certain former head of the ME’s office, would it? My friend Ellen Moffatt is working there now. We overlapped in residency. I figure, in a few years, she’ll be running the place.
I saw a guy once who had a dotted line tattooed down him, with the motto, “Cut Here”.
When my boss stopped laughing, she did.
It’s not as stressful as you think. They’re dead. They don’t complain (though their families do). We have calluses. The job is interesting. We don’t have to produce nonsense, or do things that interfere with the smooth running of the natural world, or ever have to lie. It’s nice to have a real job where you never, ever, have to lie.
I bet many of you out there have harder job lives than I do. Don’t waste sympathy.
I’m AP/CP/FP/PP (peds path). Last time I took a Boards, the Boards warned me that if I ever took another, I’d have to give one up. And my husband said I’d have to give him up.
Yes it did have to do with a certain brand of B.S. (you guess who) and I hope Ellen Moffatt will revamp the whole place.
Damn, forgot the main thing I wanted to say – gabriela, if you’re somewhere in the MidAtlantic area, it’s not too soon to start thinking about Gettysdope, the big annual picnic – July 15th this year.
Qadgop, I am so glad you showed up to this thread. I’ve read your threads and responses many times with interest and deep respect. Verging on awe, sometimes. I am very much not up on current care for non fatal diseases; many times, people ask questions on the Dope to which I have no answer, and I find myself hoping you’ll be the one to step up to the pitch and swing the bat.
