08-25-2006, 02:16 AM
I hole heartily agree with the following David M post,
QUESTION POSED: "In particular, why should medical personnel, skilled tradesmen, and entrepreneurs move there."
Because in their mind they know and in their heart they feel BI is home - then all else becomes secondary/ JMHO of course.
I agree completely, totally, but perhaps this perception is because of our lifetime experiences and they are much younger and see a different future. I don't know.
However in the old Doctor patient days, there was an altruistic sense by some old docs to treat all, even those who couldn't pay, we had just such a doctor when I was growing up. He lived to serve, loved his job, his patients and made a little money at it and golfed whenever he could. Good old Doc Martin loved life to the fullest, shared a grand sense of humor about the human condition and enjoyed it all!
These days with education costs what they are, young md's are specializing, money driven and I think Cathy is correct, the spouses of md's are looking for the high society fairy tale of bygone days, for their future. You know girls marry a DR Lawyer or Indian Chief! Bad to generalise I know, but reality is they need big bucks to pay off big loans, and establish the high life.
Of course this is just how I see things, but hope for better for the future of the medical profession.
Cathy thank you for spelling out for us all the areas to be considered from professional to laborer, very well written and thought provoking. Thanks. Aloha Mella L
mella l
Edited by - mella l on 08/25/2006 06:16:46
QUESTION POSED: "In particular, why should medical personnel, skilled tradesmen, and entrepreneurs move there."
Because in their mind they know and in their heart they feel BI is home - then all else becomes secondary/ JMHO of course.
I agree completely, totally, but perhaps this perception is because of our lifetime experiences and they are much younger and see a different future. I don't know.
However in the old Doctor patient days, there was an altruistic sense by some old docs to treat all, even those who couldn't pay, we had just such a doctor when I was growing up. He lived to serve, loved his job, his patients and made a little money at it and golfed whenever he could. Good old Doc Martin loved life to the fullest, shared a grand sense of humor about the human condition and enjoyed it all!
These days with education costs what they are, young md's are specializing, money driven and I think Cathy is correct, the spouses of md's are looking for the high society fairy tale of bygone days, for their future. You know girls marry a DR Lawyer or Indian Chief! Bad to generalise I know, but reality is they need big bucks to pay off big loans, and establish the high life.
Of course this is just how I see things, but hope for better for the future of the medical profession.
Cathy thank you for spelling out for us all the areas to be considered from professional to laborer, very well written and thought provoking. Thanks. Aloha Mella L
mella l
Edited by - mella l on 08/25/2006 06:16:46
mella l
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