tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post3033381449425992697..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: In Defense of the American CowboyDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-12328554121426934652012-09-22T00:04:25.153-05:002012-09-22T00:04:25.153-05:00tough call
cowboys have big ego's, hold onto b...tough call<br />cowboys have big ego's, hold onto beliefs in the face of evidence to the contrary.. some are right, some are wrong. the ones that are right are remembered as cowboys, the others as fools. But they act by the same principle. The same of course can be said of some pit crews. Innovation involves making mistakes... Sounds like for his mother he wants the cowboy who knows many Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-45376784029936977092012-09-01T13:41:36.250-05:002012-09-01T13:41:36.250-05:00Some of the newer docs will actually tell you, &qu...Some of the newer docs will actually tell you, "No. I don't do that part. I only do such and such a part" hands in pockets backing out of the room. This for things that ARE in that particular doc's realm. Things that the patient needs now rather than later (pit crew mentality). This infuriates me. It's what happens when nobody even knows what a cowboy/cowgirl is anymore. <brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-61793391792095022192012-08-30T15:12:21.840-05:002012-08-30T15:12:21.840-05:00I guess that, in addition to the cowboy, Dr. G wan...I guess that, in addition to the cowboy, Dr. G wants to get rid of the racecar driver also?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-77590205351853985912012-08-30T14:19:53.090-05:002012-08-30T14:19:53.090-05:00Wes,
You wonder at the end of your post:
"W...Wes,<br /><br />You wonder at the end of your post:<br /><br />"Would Dr. Gawande want his mother cared for a pit crew or a cowboy?"<br /><br />As it so happens, in his recent New Yorker piece on "Cheesecake Factory" medicine (http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/08/13/120813fa_fact_gawande?currentPage=5 ), Gawande spends some time discussing how he found a doctor to do hisJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10897176780069403370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-21033263909309274232012-08-30T07:18:40.591-05:002012-08-30T07:18:40.591-05:00I vote for the cowboy.I vote for the cowboy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-79117330698995798212012-08-30T07:09:07.726-05:002012-08-30T07:09:07.726-05:00Race Car Pit Crew or the corner Jiffy Lube?
At t...Race Car Pit Crew or the corner Jiffy Lube? <br /><br />At the race track, each crew member is a top performer. There are only a handful of them, for good reason. The team works so well that changing a team member throws everything off. Getting top tier results from a team doesn't just happen because they're scheduled on the same shift.<br /><br />At the Jiffy Lube, everyone does the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-77139576046786987562012-08-30T06:35:35.773-05:002012-08-30T06:35:35.773-05:00Thank the gods for the 'cowboys' in our wa...Thank the gods for the 'cowboys' in our war zones...Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662599544587260772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-83392002544420038532012-08-29T20:34:57.355-05:002012-08-29T20:34:57.355-05:00Atul has the greatest analogies except the driver ...Atul has the greatest analogies except the driver keeps crashing into the walls because he is texting, smoking, drinking. And there are no spare parts. Of course, the pit crew is blamed when the driver destroys the car and comes back to the pits to often. The crew mistakenly changes the tires too often (waste) rather than waiting for them to blow out on the track. The crew must wait 90 days Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com