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What do you remember most about the movie and musical Beauty and the Beast? For some, it is the powerful theme of inner beauty versus outward appearance. Others might resonate more with the music (“Be our guest, be our guest …”). For me, it is the vision of Belle’s inventor father, Maurice, and the townspeople laughing at his follies that has left a lasting mark and continues to trigger me at times.
We knew the job would be tough but never considered how tough. Demanding jobs should be compensated accordingly, but what is the correlation between job choice, toughness, and salary? Is no job too tough as long as they pay you enough? After residency, I narrowed my options down to two private practice positions. One was a small group practice with one office location and a higher call burden in the Midwest.
I was 48 years old, and 5 weeks after quintuple coronary artery bypass wondering whether I would I have the strength to return to work in a week. My first day back would be my busiest since I transitioned to academia 6 months ago after 16 years in private practice. There was a backlog of patients who needed to be seen. Could I do it? Of course I could. I was a surgeon, and I was tough. All surgical trainees of my vintage know that asking for help is a sign of weakness.
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