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By Richard Umurtqasiz, MD

He is not what you think. It has nothing to do with bedside manner or diagnostic skills. No, we mean, who is the ideal doctor from the perspective of the people who actually matter – useless, money grubbing, administrators. These are the parasites in charge of the crumbling medical system and their opinions and whims are dictate the most desirable characteristics of the ideal doctor.

To our Reader: It looks like someone has found our website after all and we have our first letter to The Editors. We have been given permission to publish it in full and would love to get your feedback. Let us know what you think about this distraught young doctor's experience. Hugs to you all. 

- The Editors

Let's take a light break from all the problems in medicine and look at them in a fun and less depressing way. Here are some great memes for your viewing pleasure. If you can relate to these let us know. Feel free to share them with your friends and colleagues or send in your own if you think you can do better!

Recently we came across an article by Tyler Durden over at Zerohedge.com (you should support them if you already don’t), entitled “The US Healthcare system is Hemorrhaging Close to To $1 Trillion A Year” which referenced a JAMA article[1] on this subject.

In the current healthcare environment one is always worried about lawsuits. Most doctors will get sued at least once during their careers.

At some point during the course of your training, you will have an epiphany. You will realize as Gob Bluth says, "I've made a huge mistake."

“Some crawl up through a thousand indignities to reach the crowning dignity, only to realize that the object of their toil was their epitaph.” -Seneca