Dr. Rudolph D. Bescherer, Jr.
@rdbeschererjr.bsky.social
The only problem is he forgot to put on his uniform first. We don't know which country he represented, but clearly he had won the gold for canine competitors.
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 PM
The only problem is he forgot to put on his uniform first. We don't know which country he represented, but clearly he had won the gold for canine competitors.
The original idiot, multiple-times discredited, formerly licensed to practice medicine and surgery (revoked due to "serious professional misconduct") who shall not be named was British.
The idiots are a global problem. But, yes, America has a lot of overly vocal ones.
The idiots are a global problem. But, yes, America has a lot of overly vocal ones.
January 6, 2026 at 2:59 PM
The original idiot, multiple-times discredited, formerly licensed to practice medicine and surgery (revoked due to "serious professional misconduct") who shall not be named was British.
The idiots are a global problem. But, yes, America has a lot of overly vocal ones.
The idiots are a global problem. But, yes, America has a lot of overly vocal ones.
In over 20 years of the practice of medicine, I cannot recall ever admitting a young and otherwise healthy person to the hospital with "Severe Sepsis due to Influenza A" before the present time. Can we please just get back to the "normal" emergencies for a change?
January 6, 2026 at 2:53 PM
In over 20 years of the practice of medicine, I cannot recall ever admitting a young and otherwise healthy person to the hospital with "Severe Sepsis due to Influenza A" before the present time. Can we please just get back to the "normal" emergencies for a change?
I think he's putting more effort into the economy. His casino lasted 30 years, and he will completely trash our economy in less than 8.
December 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I think he's putting more effort into the economy. His casino lasted 30 years, and he will completely trash our economy in less than 8.
The brutally honest answer is yes, and many are. Not most, not all, but many.
December 9, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The brutally honest answer is yes, and many are. Not most, not all, but many.
Our skills and knowledge are very needed by society. I know it isn't the right choice for everyone, but I have found that full-time locum tenens is a good fit for me. I would like to settle down, but I need to first find a place where it's a mutually beneficial relationship with long-term potential.
December 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Our skills and knowledge are very needed by society. I know it isn't the right choice for everyone, but I have found that full-time locum tenens is a good fit for me. I would like to settle down, but I need to first find a place where it's a mutually beneficial relationship with long-term potential.
Trucking kitty declares an interruption to her rest period. Management must not interrupt her for another 10 hours now.
December 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Trucking kitty declares an interruption to her rest period. Management must not interrupt her for another 10 hours now.
I wish you the best. Corporate medicine wore me down. I hung up the stethoscope, bought a tractor trailer, and started my own trucking company. A good friend dragged me back to EM, and since then I try to stay in rural areas. I'd rather have no specialists than ones who don't do work.
December 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I wish you the best. Corporate medicine wore me down. I hung up the stethoscope, bought a tractor trailer, and started my own trucking company. A good friend dragged me back to EM, and since then I try to stay in rural areas. I'd rather have no specialists than ones who don't do work.
For the summer between years 1-2, the school hired me to lead and teach at the first "pre-matriculation program" to try to give the students who likely would have had a rough first semester a bit of focused tutoring. I taught cardiovascular physiology, Hetul did histology, and Vivian did biochem.
December 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
For the summer between years 1-2, the school hired me to lead and teach at the first "pre-matriculation program" to try to give the students who likely would have had a rough first semester a bit of focused tutoring. I taught cardiovascular physiology, Hetul did histology, and Vivian did biochem.
I admit that I was competitive, but I was competing against myself. Normally, they posted all the grades for the exams. Cardiovascular physiology usually had a class average of around 40%. I am pretty sure I was the reason they didn't post the grades for that exam in my first year. I aced it.
December 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I admit that I was competitive, but I was competing against myself. Normally, they posted all the grades for the exams. Cardiovascular physiology usually had a class average of around 40%. I am pretty sure I was the reason they didn't post the grades for that exam in my first year. I aced it.
The thing is he's well-rounded evil. Some are better at genocide. Others are better at corruption. There are bigger assholes. It's like when I had worked in Camden, NJ and the city was the "highest crime in the country." Baltimore still killed more people. Camden was just the most well-rounded.
December 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The thing is he's well-rounded evil. Some are better at genocide. Others are better at corruption. There are bigger assholes. It's like when I had worked in Camden, NJ and the city was the "highest crime in the country." Baltimore still killed more people. Camden was just the most well-rounded.
I chose osteopathic medicine mostly for the educational environment. The mentality of the students at my school was "I am going to help you, because you will be my colleague for the rest of our careers." I declined admission to MD schools because the students were cutthroat and competitive.
December 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I chose osteopathic medicine mostly for the educational environment. The mentality of the students at my school was "I am going to help you, because you will be my colleague for the rest of our careers." I declined admission to MD schools because the students were cutthroat and competitive.
Those of us who were "traditional" students right out of college almost all had "numbers" much better than the average. I would consider most of my classmates excellent physicians, but I feel more strongly that is the case for the non-traditional students.
December 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Those of us who were "traditional" students right out of college almost all had "numbers" much better than the average. I would consider most of my classmates excellent physicians, but I feel more strongly that is the case for the non-traditional students.
That's the problem, however. The numbers, even in medicine, don't often tell the entire picture. My class had plenty of second career students: nurses, pharmacists, a physical therapist, etc. Would a "traditional" student with the same GPA and MCAT scores as them have been accepted? Probably not.
December 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
That's the problem, however. The numbers, even in medicine, don't often tell the entire picture. My class had plenty of second career students: nurses, pharmacists, a physical therapist, etc. Would a "traditional" student with the same GPA and MCAT scores as them have been accepted? Probably not.
The numbers being "softer" does not mean that it is "easier" to get into an osteopathic school. Historically, osteopathic schools have had a much higher percentage of candidates pursuing medicine as a second career, and plenty of other things that are not quantified in the "numbers" you refer to.
December 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The numbers being "softer" does not mean that it is "easier" to get into an osteopathic school. Historically, osteopathic schools have had a much higher percentage of candidates pursuing medicine as a second career, and plenty of other things that are not quantified in the "numbers" you refer to.
The problem is that winnowing the objective truth is very hard work. Or it's expensive to hire legitimate experts to do it for you. Some people think we should trust AI for potentially life or death decisions. I, however, still pay a lot of money for peer-reviewed, evidence-based expert opinions.
December 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The problem is that winnowing the objective truth is very hard work. Or it's expensive to hire legitimate experts to do it for you. Some people think we should trust AI for potentially life or death decisions. I, however, still pay a lot of money for peer-reviewed, evidence-based expert opinions.
I have worked in very rural hospitals, in many cases where I am the only physician in the hospital at night. In some cases, I was the only physician within the entire county. I do feel your pain. It's far easier to not have consultants than to have consultants who don't want to work.
December 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I have worked in very rural hospitals, in many cases where I am the only physician in the hospital at night. In some cases, I was the only physician within the entire county. I do feel your pain. It's far easier to not have consultants than to have consultants who don't want to work.
We have to be the second best Radiologist and the second best Cardiologist as a part of our job. I have lost count of how many times I found an abnormality that a Radiologist missed, or how many times I have diagnosed a heart attack in a patient with a "normal stress test" recently.
December 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
We have to be the second best Radiologist and the second best Cardiologist as a part of our job. I have lost count of how many times I found an abnormality that a Radiologist missed, or how many times I have diagnosed a heart attack in a patient with a "normal stress test" recently.
I concur with your assessment.
A practicing emergency physician, also trained in internal medicine
A practicing emergency physician, also trained in internal medicine
December 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I concur with your assessment.
A practicing emergency physician, also trained in internal medicine
A practicing emergency physician, also trained in internal medicine
I would disagree with your second statement. I received letters of acceptance from two schools that granted MD degrees before I received the letter of acceptance to the osteopathic school from which I subsequently graduated. Osteopathic schools tend to look for different kinds of candidates.
December 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I would disagree with your second statement. I received letters of acceptance from two schools that granted MD degrees before I received the letter of acceptance to the osteopathic school from which I subsequently graduated. Osteopathic schools tend to look for different kinds of candidates.