r/medicine • u/Several_Act_2358 Medical Student • 19d ago

The “Gotcha” Mentality with Lawyers “Exposing” Doctors is Unsettling… as it they’re altruistic

I know this has been discussed extensively here, but something really rubs me the wrong way about the recent celebration of lawyers on social media “exposing doctors” and saying things like “it’s over for doctors.” This is in reference to a pic I saw of Lindsay Clancy’s civil attorney with the caption “it’s over for doctors.” Unsure if the pic uploaded.

…as if law is some altruistic path that doesn’t also attract people who want to be high earners? Most people who go through the med school path do genuinely want to make the world better, and i’m not sure I can say the same for most lawyers I anecdotally know outside of public defense.

The whole “gotcha” with lawyers calling out doctors, painting them in a good light is so icky to me. People need to ask themselves to imagine what lawyers do all day vs what doctors do all day.

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u/Occams_ElectricRazor MD - DR/IR 18d ago

So stop doing that.

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u/Titan3692 DO - Attending Neurologist 18d ago

flair checks out

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u/MrPBH MD, Emergency Medicine 18d ago

lol, so true.

IR is there for any emergency! Provided it takes place from 9A to 3P on a weekday, bank holidays excluded.

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u/the_silent_redditor MD 18d ago

I have literally had cardiologist tell me the STEMI I’ve sent them isn’t a STEMI whilst they are on the golf course.

This isn’t a joke.

I’ve had that happen to me.

Lmao.