tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post6248542118817490212..comments2024-01-02T02:45:17.328-06:00Comments on Notes from Dr. RW: Doctors as pit crews?Robert W Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944231400440786271noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-81350882247459549332011-06-11T11:15:48.006-05:002011-06-11T11:15:48.006-05:00I generally agree with you. I simply think Gawand...I generally agree with you. I simply think Gawande took the point too far when he implied that the entire professional culture is arrogant and resistant to change. We have a ways to go but I think we've been moving in the right direction for some time.Robert W Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16944231400440786271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-82558509457536935322011-06-11T09:52:51.773-05:002011-06-11T09:52:51.773-05:00It's not doctors as pit crews. It's doctor...It's not doctors as pit crews. It's doctors as pit crew leaders. I mean no disrespect by saying this but humility is not a personality trait I generally equate with physicians. That's not to say I haven't met some extraordinary (and humble) physicians. But arrogant physicians scare me because they don't listen, they scold paramedics and nurses for no good reason and so no one Tom Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18291404904437933272noreply@blogger.com