This family physician doesn’t like to do procedures. And she’s OK with it.
Some doctors love to do procedures. Stitching, skin biopsies, removal of ingrown toenails — you name it, they’ll do it, and then they’ll ask for more. In fact, I used to have a senior partner who actually told me he preferred doing procedures more than any other type of visit. When I asked him why he enjoyed procedures so intensely, he shrugged and said, “Because I don’t have to think …