The Job Description

Abstract

The practice of medicine is one of the most rewarding jobs in the world. The subject is fascinating, and it gets more interesting every year. The patients are all different and so are their diseases. Diagnosis and treatment are a challenge to the mind and, in addition, a job well done is rewarding on all levels: you have done well, the patient thinks you are marvellous and you think there might be a grain of truth in his opinion, you have done a bit of good, you have struck a blow against disease, and you may have shown your colleagues a clean pair of heels in the process. Curiously, one is well paid for all this enjoyment. Surely the boring jobs should be the best paid.