Incompetent Doctors: The Series

What is to be done about dangerous, incompetent doctors?

• The Battle Against Incompetence
  

• Why Do Incompetent Doctors Still Flourish?

• The Competency Witch Hunt!
  

Mystery Illnesses and Big Workups: The Series

Useful (but controversial) information on symptoms that have yet to be diagnosed:

• Diagnosing the Undiagnosable

• What Is A Proper Work-Up?

• Dr. D's Guide To Getting Worked-Up

Should I Become A Doctor? -The Series

Future doctors write Doctor D for advice:

• Will I Be Sexier With An MD?
  

• Should Fear of Patients Keep Me From Medicine?

• Will Medical School Destroy My Life?

• Will I Get Rich As A Doctor?

• What If I Hate Medical School?
  

Thanking Doctors: The Series

Be careful when you ask Doctor D a question. He might just turn the answer to your question into a series!

• Part 1: How Should I Thank My Doctor?

• Part 2: How NOT To Thank A Doctor

• Part 3: Delayed Gratitude

• Part 4: Thank the Doctor, Not the Chart

• Part 5: Why Are Cheap Gifts The Best?

• Part 6: Spreading the Love

How to Choose a Primary Doctor: The Series

Response to a reader question on how to find a new Primary Care Doctor:

• Types of Doctors (Part One)
  

• Ms. Smith and the Doctors (doctor types in action)

• Finding the Doctor (Part Two)
  

• Doctor Shopping (Part Three)
  

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How To Get A Straight Answer From An MD

Doctors sometimes give vague answers or dodge your questions altogether. How to get the facts!

• Vague Answers

• Why Do Doctors Dodge Your Questions?

• How To Get A Straight Answer

• Saved With A Dodge!