I had a wonderful country doc that was not top of his class. Probably closer to mid lower range.
He did, however, have a steady hand with a needle, knew how to set bones in the cattle yard, and was humble enough to ask for help when he got stuck.
In short, he was a great doctor. He had troubles memorizing, but became a great old school country doctor.
He died a decade ago. I would not hesitate to go to him today if he was alive.
I realize not every physician is going to be a ball of fire in the university. If your heart is in the right place and you struggle, I think you can still be a good physician.
My problem is with people who think that a college education and a diploma are owed to them, and don’t bear down to achieve as much as they can.
I will still state that as a general rule, I feel like the public should have some idea of the scores a physician passed with.
The doctor you are talking about is obviously a good doctor. You’re probably not going to get the top university grad as a country doctor. That’s okay. If the guy has a mid 2.5 degree, I think that can work.
The reason I am driving this home, is because we are seeing judges come through who think they should be nullifying presidential decisions. We see others that make it to the SCOTUS that have no grasp of the U. S. Constitution and why it is important. Some of them try to weigh European law rather than our own.
Right now we have judges letting dangerous criminals out on the streets in New York. It just seems we’re not getting the bang for our buck.
Maybe that’s not fair, and they are following political guidelines.
It’s a mess.
I don’t think affirmative action is a good way to wind up with the best people in the professions.
As always, there will be exceptions. I’m glad you had that guy. Not trying to besmirch anyone. I just think this is important.
I appreciate hearing what you had to say.