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Who are the smartest medics?
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My money is on the renal physicans,they're incredibly clever but a real pain to work for as a result. What do other people think?
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Who are the smartest medics?

posted at 3/4/2012 10:09 PM BST on bmj.com
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My money is on the renal physicans,they're incredibly clever but a real pain to work for as a result. What do other people think?

Re: Who are the smartest medics?

posted at 4/4/2012 2:59 PM BST on bmj.com
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Does it really matters? Even if you are REALLY smart, but have horrible attitude (both to patients and collegues), I think you are still a failure.

Re: Who are the smartest medics?

posted at 4/4/2012 5:40 PM BST on bmj.com
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This one is simple,  the Doctor who completes more continuing education in their field,  if your a brain Surgeon and do 2 courses in a year,  then your beat out by a GP sho does 300.    Simple.
DuaneF

Re: Who are the smartest medics?

posted at 4/4/2012 8:17 PM BST on bmj.com
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Short of IQ testing of all doctors, you can only really judge this one on a combination of personal experience and a sensible estimation.  I'd say that you have to go for a small specialty that involves lots of (tough) exams and academia as requisite and so my money would be on clinical chemistry or immunology. Orthopods come a close third.

Re: Who are the smartest medics?

posted at 4/4/2012 9:03 PM BST on bmj.com
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Hip Radiologist,  Good points,
Although I might interject that Smart as a defining term encompasses both cognitive ability - IQ,  and amout of education.   There are many forms of smart,   and I often run into to mensa people who are very high IQ, and play chess well, yet have so limited a grasp on the world in terms of total education.   Total amount of education is somewhat different than IQ,  just like wisdom is different.     DuaneF

Re: Who are the smartest medics?

posted at 5/4/2012 1:23 AM BST on bmj.com
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Sure thing, DuaneF - I reckon that the 'educational' trials they have to go through to make it in those specialties is a fair reflection of that...

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