I don't need a doctor enough to need to. I don't have any chronic health problems and never catch cold. I see her for routine check-ups and as a gateway to the occasional specialist. Twit or no, she's useful and I use her for my own ends.
She belongs to one of the better practices in the area but she's the typical HMO slave. She does business by volume.
In many ways I feel sorry for her. It's got to be a bummer to be bright, Hopkins-educated, and forbidden to think and grow professionally beyond the boundaries set by HMOs. And it's not like doctors are the sole keepers of sacred medical knowledge anymore - not in the day and age of the internet. It doesn't take much to be better informed than your typical general practice doc. Used to be doctors were respected - the best and the brightest. Now they're just hired help.
Tuesday Morning Funkle-baby - yeah!