tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post7741865754803663638..comments2024-02-10T02:14:39.898-05:00Comments on Buckeye Surgeon: Surgeon GeneralJeffrey Parks MD FACShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650563299849196122noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-73460179882815687122009-03-12T12:08:00.000-04:002009-03-12T12:08:00.000-04:00As a boy, I went to a GP who is just like ones you...As a boy, I went to a GP who is just like ones you described, wearing the starched coat smelling of iodine and camphor (with a little phenol thrown in for good measure). Why did I trust his medical knowledge more than I do from the docs I run into in 2009?<BR/><BR/>Gupta suffers from the way-too- much-style over way-too-little- substance syndrome. He should become medical advisor on the Oprah show.<BR/><BR/>Someone who can attach emotionally with the American people for health education is what's needed for SG. Most of the recent SGs have been political toadies; we already have more than enough of those in the present bureaucracy!John J. Coupalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14251189003749371248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-37405853443193605622009-03-11T11:17:00.000-04:002009-03-11T11:17:00.000-04:00The SG is technically a three-star admiral in the ...The SG is technically a three-star admiral in the Navy. In a sense, he is a general, although Dr. Koop was the last SG to ever wear a military uniform.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-38350770664921163612009-03-07T09:23:00.000-05:002009-03-07T09:23:00.000-05:00ditto atul gawandeor paul farmerditto atul gawande<BR/><BR/>or <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_farmer" REL="nofollow">paul farmer</A>nemsovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363251836593530505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-32440337314553187922009-03-07T08:17:00.000-05:002009-03-07T08:17:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.nemsovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363251836593530505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-12041813055195242052009-03-06T14:20:00.000-05:002009-03-06T14:20:00.000-05:00He couldn't stomach knocking a zero off of the sal...He couldn't stomach knocking a zero off of the salary. <BR/><BR/>I nominate Atul GawandeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-29135139181768726002009-03-06T06:34:00.000-05:002009-03-06T06:34:00.000-05:00Takes a special Doc to wear that Sergeant Pepper S...Takes a special Doc to wear that Sergeant Pepper Suit...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-45946684136711094192009-03-05T23:17:00.000-05:002009-03-05T23:17:00.000-05:00I think I feel as you do. Surgeon General should ...I think I feel as you do. Surgeon General should have more clout and pull then just being someone who repeats somebody else's rhetoric. Big sigh from me as it seems the government will never learn and we will just continue to have the wrong people in high up public health positions.MissFifihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09948141818594611257noreply@blogger.com