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[[Please don't think I'm a tree hugger who knits his own muesli. There are few
people less touchy feely than me. ]]
Gordon McNeill
Scottish Ambulance College
i.e., you gotta say it with the scottish accent.
came up in a mailing list (trauma physicians. the topic: stress when taking certain professional certification courses, like ATLS). here was one of the posts that spurred the above response (and this is from one of the more respected trauma surgeons in the country. yknow, one ofthose guys who has procedures named after him, like the "mattox manoeuver"):
I have no idea what you are talking about. I know of no one who is really
> active in trauma, critical care, or major surgery who even uses the word
> stress. Stress is a term for wimps who are not turned on by the toughest,
> the greatest of the challenges. For those who choose a career in cardiac,
> vascular, trauma or surgical critical care, STRESS IS THE PABULUM OF
> PRODUCTIVITY. I would never hire a person who during the interview even
> mentions the work "stress." For that matter I dot like the terms "life
> style," "vacation," "post call" and other terms which are self centered,
> and
> not patient care and patient outcome centered.
just as long as he's not my teacher....
people less touchy feely than me. ]]
Gordon McNeill
Scottish Ambulance College
i.e., you gotta say it with the scottish accent.
came up in a mailing list (trauma physicians. the topic: stress when taking certain professional certification courses, like ATLS). here was one of the posts that spurred the above response (and this is from one of the more respected trauma surgeons in the country. yknow, one ofthose guys who has procedures named after him, like the "mattox manoeuver"):
I have no idea what you are talking about. I know of no one who is really
> active in trauma, critical care, or major surgery who even uses the word
> stress. Stress is a term for wimps who are not turned on by the toughest,
> the greatest of the challenges. For those who choose a career in cardiac,
> vascular, trauma or surgical critical care, STRESS IS THE PABULUM OF
> PRODUCTIVITY. I would never hire a person who during the interview even
> mentions the work "stress." For that matter I dot like the terms "life
> style," "vacation," "post call" and other terms which are self centered,
> and
> not patient care and patient outcome centered.
just as long as he's not my teacher....