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The Family Doctor Manifesto

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Here's something I wrote somewhere on the Inter-hoo after a day that was too damn long. I don't even remember what it was the got me ranting so hard. Here's the deal. I'm a motherfucking family doctor. I am a leader in the community in which I live. People come to me for medical care when they are in moments of crisis in their lives. I prescribe the pills, but more importantly, I provide the comfort, the wisdom, and the support they need to weather the crisis. I make a human connection in 15 minutes, whether you are an airline pilot, a grocery store clerk, a college student that smokes too much pot, or a delusional homeless person that thinks all white people except me are out to get you. I am the grease that eliminates the grinding of the gears of society. I am the person that can make a multimillionaire neurosurgeon see the reason why he/she should donate their time to help a struggling addict with a risky surgery because I believe with enough support this...