Spot on Carlos. I completely agree with you, first and foremost a
doctor, there to see patients.
I really enjoy my clinical time, especially my evening shift.
Some of our colleagues are not so clinically orientated. This, in my
opinion, is what was behind
the unwillingness of many to take on new ideas at the Faculty Future
meeting this summer.
The Americans are not good role models for us - they tend to stand
around being consulted
rather than actually see patients. The Australians seem to be better
role models.
We all know that you cant supervise from the office!
Steve Meek
> From: Carlos Arturo Perez Avila[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 27 September 1999 18:01
> To: INTERNET:[log in to unmask]
> Subject: Willies
>
> I understand your position. You are not alone in thinking this way. I
> feel,
> personally, that the sooner we move to a consultant based service the
> better we will be.
>
> SpR, bless them, contribute to less than 30% of the service provision in
> my
> view. Want to go on many training courses and days and spend a lot of time
> studying and reading and not in the sharp end of thing. Some of us as a
> result have to spend a lot of our time, quite enjoyable, at the coal face
> with our SHO's. Some of our consultant colleagues do not like this but my
> narrow minded view is that is why I study medicine to see patients, and if
> I specialised in A&E is to see ALL types of A&E patients not just the
> selected few which have an interest, which ever that may be.
>
> I am all for a consulatnt based servive with some SHO's and SpR's who can
> then be properly trained in what they want.
>
> My main concerned is that the porfession appears to be very divided as to
> what their individual roles as consultants should. Their range goes from
> american stayle consultant run department to "I am a consultant I will be
> in my offcie supervising!!!!"
>
> What do people think.
>
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