Yes, they could be fresh out of med school and it may seem like they were more up to date, but would you seriously feel comfortable if little Jr had to operate on you? Im not sure I would.

this is disappointing, i thought your were talking about Doctor Who. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr_who


"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."

Age would not factor into it for me. I trust that the person would know what they are doing. MDs have to go through residency requirements, so even the newest doctors have practical experience. A good doctor is a good doctor.

It doesn't really matter. Soon, the choice will not be yours. How old do you think that GS-11 will be when he/she is operating on you?

Tom Baker was by far the best Doctor. I still remember seeing the Talons of Weng-Chiang when I was 5 or 6 and shitting my pants in fear of Mr. Sin.

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> this is disappointing, i thought your were talking
> about Doctor Who.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr_who

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> Tom Baker was by far the best Doctor.

He was also pared up with the choicest pieces of ass...



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I second that.

>He was also pared up with the choicest pieces of ass...

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> Yes, they could be fresh out of med school and it
> may seem like they were more up to date, but would
> you seriously feel comfortable if little Jr had to
> operate on you? Im not sure I would.


Blessed are the murderous.

That's gay.

Only if it was Dr.Quinn
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Let me turn that around on you...

Would you trust a doctor who was over 50?

The closer that doctor is to retirement, the less likely he is to be up on the latest technology and procedures, and also the less likely that he will be shit canned for screwing up.

Having spent the last 6 months around hospitals because of my mother, I can tell you a lot of the doctors who deal with patients on a day-to-day basis are all very young. Some in their late 20's. But they know what they are doing, and they wouldn't be working there if they didn't meet the requirements of that hospital.

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Ive only ever caught random Dr Who episodes on PBS when I was a kid but he seemed really cool with his british accent and rapier like wits. TARDIS!

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> Let me turn that around on you...
>
> Would you trust a doctor who was over 50?
>
> The closer that doctor is to retirement, the less
> likely he is to be up on the latest technology and
> procedures, and also the less likely that he will
> be shit canned for screwing up.
>
> Having spent the last 6 months around hospitals
> because of my mother, I can tell you a lot of the
> doctors who deal with patients on a day-to-day
> basis are all very young. Some in their late
> 20's. But they know what they are doing, and they
> wouldn't be working there if they didn't meet the
> requirements of that hospital.


A Dr. over 50 is hardly senile. In fact, they would probably be at their peak in their 50s. Now a Dr over 75, maybe I would have trouble with.

Thurston Moore Wrote:
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> Would you trust a doctor who was over 50?
>
> The closer that doctor is to retirement, the less
> likely he is to be up on the latest technology and
> procedures, and also the less likely that he will
> be shit canned for screwing up.

+ 0.5... it depends on what the "doctor" is doing. A pediatrician over 50 has seen it all and is going to be a great resource. I don't think 50 is a bad age for a surgeon at all, but I wouldn't have a problem with a surgeon who is younger who has five or ten years of experience.

The newbees are going to be in smaller towns earning their wings. If they are here then they are generally going to be competitive in talent with anyone.

I try and always pick young doctors...I am impressed by young people who have worked hard and made something of themselves. Then there are those who spend way too much time on FFXU!

Registered Voter...a Big talking coward..big man on FFXU...little man in life.



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> A Dr. over 50 is hardly senile. In fact, they
> would probably be at their peak in their 50s. Now
> a Dr over 75, maybe I would have trouble with.

I said nothing about senility.

I know for a fact that older doctors are farther removed from the latest knowledge being taught in med schools. Some keep up with it as best they can, others surround themselves with younger doctors in order to compensate for the gap in knowledge between when they graduated from med school and now, so of course I'm not saying that all doctors over 50 are bad, I am simply saying in matters of the latest knowledge about a disease or surgical procedure, I'd go with a doctor with 5 or 10 year's experience over a doctor with 20 or more year's experience.

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> + 0.5... it depends on what the "doctor" is doing.
> A pediatrician over 50 has seen it all and is
> going to be a great resource. I don't think 50 is
> a bad age for a surgeon at all, but I wouldn't
> have a problem with a surgeon who is younger who
> has five or ten years of experience.
>
> The newbees are going to be in smaller towns
> earning their wings. If they are here then they
> are generally going to be competitive in talent
> with anyone.


Obviously there are some fields of medicine where the older the doctor is, the better. Or, in particular circumstances, like for interpreting a chest x-ray when there's some question about there being an embolism, or just a mucuous plug, or whether the lesion is cancer or just scarring due to age/disease, whatever.

But if you're at a hosptial in this area, the older doctors are good for that sort of "consult" and the younger doctors are better for the "so now that we know what it is, what are you going to do to make me healthy again?"

For an OB/GYN, the older the better. For an OB/GYN Oncologist, I would say the more recent his education, the better, balanced with some experience, of course.

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I trust the older veterinarians more than the young ones. The vet my Master takes me (when he can afford it) is in her late 50s, and she is the sweetest woman you will ever meet.

The vet my master takes me to is sweet to. She always remembers the vaseline when inserting her finger into my anus. MEEEEEEOOOOWWWWWWW.

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> I try and always pick young doctors...I am
> impressed by young people who have worked hard and
> made something of themselves.

On second thought, I am wrong and want to retract that statement. My hunch is that young doctors are sons and daughters of privilege who were give all they have on a silver platter rather than worked hard for themselves.

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> this is disappointing, i thought your were talking
> about Doctor Who.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr_who


Me too. I trust Dr. Who

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