What a great career that must be. Thanks for taking care of our kids. Paul > Rick Womer wrote: >> I haven't chimed in yet, largely because my chosen >> occupation has kept me really busy lately (there are >> 570-odd unread PDML messages in my mailbox, too!). >> >> I'm a physician, specifically a pediatrician, and >> still more specifically a pediatric oncologist. Yeah, >> I know, what a drag--a friend and colleague said that >> when she told people her specialty at cocktail parties >> it was "like dropping a turd in the punchbowl." > >> I really like what I do, though. I -never- have a >> boring day, we can cure most of our patients, and even >> when cure is out of reach we can make things better >> for them and their families. And, the thrill of >> getting Christmas cards and baby pictures from >> grown-up kids I treated 5 or 10 or 20 years ago is >> wonderful. > > >> From the time I was in high school, I wanted to be an >> academic physician--patient care, teaching, and >> research--and that is exactly what I'm doing. So I >> consider myself very, very fortunate, in that way and >> many others. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Rick >
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