Doctors are Horrible...

... according to most people out there apparently.

I keep finding all of these articles stating experiences with doctors that were less than stellar. I am not sure what is going on here. Many of these people say that "doctors are arrogant, abusive, and disruptive" while another article that I had read earlier says that doctors don't listen to patients at all.

Really?

Come on now.

I have seen doctors be short with patients. I have been on the receiving end of some crap from attendings. I have experienced the "want" to tell patients to "hurry it up" because I want to go home and see Mike and my dogs.

However, I have not seen doctors be so blatantly rude as these people are describing. Yes, I haven't seen everything. That is correct. Can I really have gone this long in this field and not have run into those horrible kinds of doctors? Does this mean that the Pacific Northwest is home to the most awesome and caring doctors?

I just get so frustrated! Why don't people write articles about how awesome these doctors are? It is so disheartening to read all of these things. Why am I putting myself and those around me through this if all of my patients are just going to hate me and think that I am one of the worst people around?

Anyone else want to tell me their thoughts on this?