In article <[log in to unmask]>, Ahmad Risk
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>Not really, because the majority of our fellow GPs would do that for
>the intended net average!
>
Stumbling blocks with money occur because we may all be doctors but we
don't all have the same agendas when it comes to reasons for working -
in general male doctors will aim to make a living, perhaps supporting a
large family and home, they are more likely to be the main breadwinners;
but with an increasing number of part time women surely they will be
less financially driven in that most will not be the main earner in
their household and so doing things for money becomes less important, so
they can afford to be more altruistic?
Also there is no business training anywhere in the undergraduate
curriculum, nor much in the vocational training (with apologies to my
trainer who did try to teach me something about everything) - the first
time it becomes important is when you become a partner - too late
really!
Is the basic rule in medicine of "see one, do one, teach one " really
appropriate when it comes to practice/business management - perhaps it
is, maybe we are all the sort of people who only need that exposure to
be able to jump in and do it ourselves -whereas the managers etc are
generally less confident, less competent and so need years of training
first -why then do we let them make decisions for us??!
My sister is a personnel manager and was horrified that I was in the
position to make decisions affecting someone's job future with just 1-2
hours lunchtime PGEA lecture to base them on!
KT
(in a ponderous mood)
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Katie Law
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