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72. The best family doctor, who was also the firm's medical director...

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 11:48 PM

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That I ever had care for me is a currently retired D.O. I will never find anyone who can replace her. Believe me, I've tried for ten years.

I don't know why they get a bad rap. They actually get the exact same training as M.D.'s but get additional training, use a "whole body" approach (as opposed to piecemeal specialized skills), and focus more on wellness and disease prevention.

I worked with countless doctors as a DCP in a highly specialized field and most of the M.D. variety who I met were literally pompous assh*les most of the time. (Which is usually a symptom of insecurity.)

After working thirty years in the business of so-called health care and as a patient, I remain unimpressed by most of the M.D. variety whose paths I have crossed.

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