Do doctors look down on other professions?

So YES there are doctors who look down on other people. I am a doctor, and I have been looked down upon by other doctors. There is always someone richer, or more prestigious, and there are always those people who think they are better than other people if they are richer, smarter, or more well-known.

Are nurses or doctors happier?

Nurse practitioners still get to help people, and they seem to be a lot happier than doctors. “Nurse practitioners report much greater career satisfaction, work fewer hours and have more time with patients. Primary care physicians appear more beleaguered and work longer hours but are better paid.

Do nurses know more than doctors?

Most experienced nurses know way more about some aspects of health care than nearly all doctors. Most doctors know way more about certain aspects of health care than nearly all nurses.

Do surgeons like their patients?

We found that surgeons do not like their patients equally. Their feelings are associated with surgeon and patient characteristics, and with patient satisfaction. Our findings have important implications for surgeons seeking to improve care striving to enhance or maintain their own career satisfaction.

Are doctors looked down upon because of their specialties?

The truth is that doctors are not “looked down” upon because of their specialty but because of how well they do their job. Good doctors are never looked down upon – irrespective of their specialty. Classically it was the orthopedic surgeons.

Is general surgery for me?

First, because general surgery is compensated less than other specialties, is the easiest surgical specialty to get into, and deals with a lot of more nausea-inducing pathologies, I’ve heard other medical students or doctors suggest that general surgery is for people who couldn’t get into a more competitive and “better” surgical specialty.

Which surgeons are the most medically inclined?

Second, apart from neurosurgeons, general surgeons are some of the most medically inclined, as they are taking care of sick patients in the SICU, whereas their plastic surgery and orthopedic surgery colleagues usually aren’t involved in as much medical management.

What does a surgeon do?

Surgeons cut and stitch things. If a medical problem arises in one of their patients they’ll throw their hands in the air and declare it’s “not their problem”. Someone else has to come and sort it out. Similarly, if a medical patient requires an operation, the surgeons are called in to fix it.