Real Life Adventures by Gary Wise and Lance Aldrich for May 28, 2012

Physician is one of the few careers which doesn’t appear to having any sort of rating system beyond pass/fail. At least, one that is publicly acknowledged. Even lawyers have a rating system.

But an otherwise mediocre physician who oversees the PAs and nurses in a for-profit emergency clinic may never be sued. It seems that physicians are loathe to publicly grading their colleagues. But then again I suspect that most patient would prefer to remain blissfully ignorant than to actually know that their doctor was a C student in medical school and could barely pass the board exams.

There are various outside sources that rate physicians. I googled a Dr. of mine, then based on that and other factors, switched Drs. I like my current one. I am by no means lithe, and my former Dr suggested dancing to lose weight. Once he started dancing around the exam room (by himself) I figured it was time to find a new Dr. I also lost weight the old fashioned way, diet and working out at a gym.