Guest post by Dr. Michael Rosenblatt. Dr. Rosenblatt is a retired podiatrist on the west coast.
Those older physicians reading this certainly know the World has changed, perhaps some of it for the better. If you served your residency years ago you will remember “disruptive” attendings. Sometimes our own student egos were publicly trashed with snide, cruel comments. You remember these people angrily react with RN and hospital employee staff. An incorrect instrument pass ended in the instrument flying through the air and smashing against the OR wall.
Times have changed for “disruptive” doctors. They more typically face the brunt of angry and anonymous complaints from nursing and hospital staff. These can lead to peer-review and even board actions against you. I think it’s labeled “toxic work environment.” Professional peer review is an onslaught you must avoid. There are no published rules for professional peer review. There are no safeguards for doctors on the wrong side. The only protections are for those who sit on the board.
