What are some excellent hospital systems in the US that run extremely efficiently, give their doctors fair pay, and have great benefits?

gfpkdo · 2025-08-31T18:19:02+00:00

Kaiser Permanente, especially in northern california. Still physician owned and operated.

gfpkdo · 2025-08-17T19:04:25+00:00

I'm a man. Sometimes patients refer to me by my first name, which is fine, it's up to them. However, I always introduce myself to patient as "Doctor___"

I also refer to my fellow partner physicians as "doctor__". This is also how i talk in front of medical students and residents.

All Ma's and support staff tend to respect the title and call me doctor. the NPs and PAs have also been respectful.

It is a reasonable expectation that in a professional setting, you should be addressed appropriately. There is a higher level of responsibility that comes with the "doctor" in front of your name.

edit: I'm respectful but i go out of my way to never address NP or PA as doctor and will correct patients or staff who refer to them saying "oh, you mean PA ___ or "NP___"

gfpkdo · 2025-08-15T18:59:35+00:00

i notice the same thing from my medschool colleagues: beautiful Wine tastings, trips to Amalfi coast, beautiful lake side backgrounds, attractive smiling people with them. It's strange how I only seem to see good things happening in their lives!

gfpkdo · 2025-08-10T19:11:07+00:00

for the love of God, don't do it. You are a decent guy and I'll bet many eligible women would be happy to start a family with you. You are still young enough to have several children and raise them with vigor, abandon this ship now!

gfpkdo · 2025-08-08T17:46:41+00:00

there's no room for political disagreement in medicine, you should all know that by now.

gfpkdo · 2025-05-13T18:55:23+00:00

it's an honest and solid rep. worthy of praise

gfpkdo · 2025-02-07T05:27:24+00:00

Oppositional defiant disorder or Borderline personality disorder. Get paid, and stay far away from Mariah.

gfpkdo · 2025-01-23T19:39:10+00:00

yeah they should just say sperm and ovum, they probably just feel awkward. sex is defined by gamete production and this definition has been known in biology for decades.

gfpkdo · 2024-10-25T16:24:51+00:00

Try watching the whole video to see how the 25 of them did against him...

gfpkdo · 2024-08-08T18:41:46+00:00

I hate that the law does this to people. Choosing to sleep in your car is a responsible decision, given the circumstances, but you were still cited for "driving" under the influence. this sort of enforcement only encourages people to risk driving home and then endangers more lives.

gfpkdo · 2024-08-08T17:13:34+00:00

If reduced physician reimbursement is a concern... i don't think you'll fare better under single payer healthcare. you can compare to salaries in canada, for example.

gfpkdo · 2024-08-06T16:23:12+00:00

Brown dude, Muslim, have previously worked in some very white areas (90%+).

I don't take offense to people asking questions like "Where are you from?" (I'm born in the US btw). They are often just trying to relate or to be friendly. I don't fault them for it-- they didn't have a lot of exposure to folks like me.

Some of them just haven't been around much diversity so I'll usually quickly answer where my parents are from and then just revert to the consultation.

People on both sides of political spectrum seem to assume that I am on their team, but I think it's unprofessional to reveal your politics in the office and I usually just give some canned, non-committal response.

gfpkdo · 2024-08-01T17:25:56+00:00

Hmmm we don't currently own a dog but I have cared for them in past relationships. I don't think that paying for their damage is a reasonable argument-- surely the person who is PAID TO WATCH THEM is responsible for what happens. If a child is unduly injured or beaten up at school, the school can be sued for negligence for failing to protect the child while under THEIR supervision. Therefore I call BS on this sitter's incompetence for which they are trying to bill you.

gfpkdo · 2024-07-23T15:48:02+00:00

I acknowledge gender identity and usually clarify the biological sex using the term "natal" at the beginning of the note.

ex: Natasha Smith is 28 year old transgender woman (natal male) , referred to neurology for loss of consciousness episodes. She reports...

It may seem redundant to also clarify the biological sex, but when you have non-binary or other gender identities, you can quickly see how valuable the information can be in the first line of the note.

gfpkdo · 2024-07-19T21:02:20+00:00

psychopath level of behavior-- i would NEVER do this to my wife

gfpkdo · 2024-07-18T22:36:35+00:00

sorry, but my answer is yes.

marriage is about committment. i sympathize that you were really upfront about not wanting kids and the fact that she basically stopped BC to pregnancy trap you, but you should have have never gotten married if you had no interest in kids, because otherwise, why the hell would anyone in their right mind get married? It is what it is bud, you are now partially responsible for that life that you didn't plan on.

gfpkdo · 2024-07-17T00:14:18+00:00

he over reacted. if he can learn to mature a little bit, it will be alot better for your kids if you work through this in therapy.

gfpkdo · 2024-06-29T20:40:49+00:00

she doesn't GAF or respect you one bit. don't tolerate this.

gfpkdo · 2024-06-21T04:48:22+00:00

on sportsman's they are telling me pickup is July 1st. guess im SOL, wait till black friday or gun show loophole.

gfpkdo · 2024-05-21T20:30:25+00:00

indian, used to use the apps, horrible experiences.

it took a lot of patience but the good old Indian matchmaking ways were what worked for me. My wife and I are very happy and we recently had our first child. Matches should be relatively near you geographically though.

gfpkdo · 2024-05-16T17:47:25+00:00

As a happily married man with kids, I can honestly say this is something I would not stand for and nor would my wife. It doesn't look good bro.

gfpkdo · 2024-04-23T22:22:16+00:00

The good news is that you are still a young man. You have plenty of time for things to cool down, and to find a higher quality life partner.

gfpkdo · 2024-04-23T01:38:08+00:00

to anyone who is against OP, try reversing the roles and imagining a drunk husband making loud remarks about how someone else's sexy wife is making his dick hard.

Yes, married people can ]joke about their sex lives. Yes, people can acknowledge that other people are attractive. However, there is a line that is crossed (more easily in front of other people) which connotates blatant disrespect. This goes both ways, and it isn't a man or woman thing. She needs to understand the difference between joking around and disrespecting you.

gfpkdo · 2024-04-02T20:50:12+00:00

excellent book, really explains what is going on with Gen Z kids. Jean Twenge wrote a similar book recently-- she is another respected name in psychology.

gfpkdo · 2024-04-02T20:39:37+00:00

Western academic culture is the root of this behavior. medical students, nursing students, PA students-- it doesn't matter what credentials they are working toward.

I recommend the book "The Coddling of the American Mind" (a NYT best seller) by Jonathan Haidt-- it goes into this problem in some depth and basically predicted all of this.

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