Welcome to the first installment of this practice diary committed to telling the story of the practice of rural family medicine. It's actually the third installment, but I didn't like the first two, so they have been deleted. Like I said, it's a practice. In this blog you'll find the rants and raves of a small town family doctor in rural Washington State. I'll try to make my comments constructive whenever possible, but I'll always make them entertaining to read.
I anticipate topics to be covered to include--insurance companies, the pharmaceutical industry, Medicare/Medicaid, malpractice issues, an occasional pearl of clinical wisdom, and hopefully a more than occasional entertaining story from one of my patient's lives.
So in reading this blog, please keep one thing in mind--I love my job. It is a privelege to be able to care for the people of this small part of rural America and I do take that seriously. I couldn't imagine doing anything else with my life other than being a family doctor.
I anticipate topics to be covered to include--insurance companies, the pharmaceutical industry, Medicare/Medicaid, malpractice issues, an occasional pearl of clinical wisdom, and hopefully a more than occasional entertaining story from one of my patient's lives.
So in reading this blog, please keep one thing in mind--I love my job. It is a privelege to be able to care for the people of this small part of rural America and I do take that seriously. I couldn't imagine doing anything else with my life other than being a family doctor.
The Country Doctor