Joseph Fuerst

Dar makes some good points here....especially about your dd doing her *own*
research. If she wants that path, SHE should be on it as the driver.

There are SO many different ways of *being* a doctor.....a teaching one, a
research one, a psychiatrist, a rural doc. Not to mention the whole
health care system is changing greatly as we speak (write). many doctors
are driven by managed care insurance companies. Many are not thrilled woth
this...they have less power to make their own decisions and it's nearly
impossible to survive unless you practice in a group.
And with the "Graying of America" as well as other unpredictable
occurrences, who knows what the face of healthcare will look like even 3-5
years from now.
Susan
P.S. Ever see Patch Adams? Thank goodness he didn't believe in
conventional ways!

It sounds like you're still looking at the conventional road, though ...
actually, if my daughter wanted to be a physician, I think the first
thing I would do would be to arrange some sort of a job shadow or
internship so she could get some real-world knowledge of the job. When I
was 14, I used to file articles and papers for my dad (who is a
physician, and also in charge of his department's residency program at a
large tecahing hospital) after school many afternoons for a couple of
hours, and just being there was a real eye-opener, even though I'd been
hearing about this stuff all my life. Maybe you've done this, I don't
know. I know my dad has spent hours talking to and emailing people who
were interested in becoming doctors, as well.

I guess the other thing that leaps out for me is that you're talking
about the research that *you* have done... what has your 15 year old done
for herself? I don't see myself doing that sort of stuff for my daughter
in 7 years... if seems like learning how to find out things for herself
would be a helpful thing for her to know..

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In a message dated 11/28/2001 8:29:31 AM Eastern Standard Time,
fuerst@... writes:


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a Nautropath doctor, a chiropracter . . . I bet there are lots of
chiropracters who would love having a young volunteer around.

lovemary


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