This is a blog by a former CEO of a large Boston hospital to share thoughts about negotiation theory and practice, leadership training and mentoring, and teaching.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Why cognitive specialists lose out
His father is a cardiac surgeon. His mother is an internist.
The little boy, aged 3 1/2, is asked by his girlfriend(!), "What do your parents do?"
"My father is a surgeon. He saves people's lives. My mother is just a regular doctor."
As a female surgeon married to a cardiologist, so far, it doesn't seem to be gender-specific (5 year old son much more interested in mommy's work, which seems to him to be more violent and therefore interesting. 3 year old daughter prefers balls and sports, so far).
His father is a cardiac surgeon. His mother is an internist.
Out of the mouths of babes.....
ReplyDeletenonlocal
also perhaps reflecting the greater social status of men vs women, evident at even this young an age.
ReplyDeletechristine (sociologist)
That's just good PR on the father's part. I do the same thing in my house.
ReplyDelete"My mommy's just a nurse. but my DADDY is a TRANSPLANT COORDINATOR!"
It is not so easy being a cardiac surgeon these days....appearances can be deceiving....(look at the match rate for cardiac surgery programs...)
ReplyDeleteAs a female surgeon married to a cardiologist, so far, it doesn't seem to be gender-specific (5 year old son much more interested in mommy's work, which seems to him to be more violent and therefore interesting. 3 year old daughter prefers balls and sports, so far).
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