Speaking as one of those spouses...when my husband started med school, it was in the MD/PhD program (he thought he'd be an academic in neuropharm). That quickly changed, and I knew that he had been transformed the day I picked him up during a peds rotation and asked how his day was. He replied (somewhat indignantly) that his last patient of the day had peed on him. Of couse, we ended up laughing hysterically about it within minutes. It's the last time he did an ear exam on an undiapered infant boy. Finally, he explained some of the lore of peds with "I'd rather have my last patient of the day be a screaming 2 year old than a gasping 90 year old". Now that he's been out of training for a few years and is settled doing pediatric emergency, I ask from time to time if he's still happy. Given his comments, and the feedback from his patients and their families, I'd say he made the right choice. Besides, as several have pointed out, pediatricians have assess to the best toys. -Marji Allan Rochester, NY > ---------- > From: Michael Sachs[SMTP:] > Reply To: Michael Sachs > Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 2:34 AM > To: > Subject: RE: Why I went into Pediatrics > > At 10:21 PM 10/11/99 -0400, Jeffrey P. Utz, M.D. wrote: > > >Of course, my main reason I went > >into pediatrics is I am basically a big kid. > > > >Jeff Utz > > > > How many other professions can make a visit to Toys 'R Us a business > outing > <G>? > > O.K., show of hands: How many providers on the list are regularly being > told (with a smile) by their spouse, S.O., or whoever, exactly what Jeff > said? My hand sure is up - with pride!. > > > > Michael Sachs, M.D. > General Pediatrician > > group. >