The neurosurgeon, Dr. Dick Young, wrote: "Peter Kaminski impressed me with outstanding clinical abilities, but even more so, with a sincere and dedicated approach to his work."
Dr. Brown asked me if I could appreciate his dilemma. He had to sign my evaluation and give me a final grade, but it was difficult for him to do so because of the conflicting reports.
He admitted he reviewed Dr. Marvin's evaluation from Broadview and conceded Dr. Marvin's remarks were impressive. He also admitted he had received a number of letters from parents who were pleased with my care of their children. One such …show more content…
What Brown really seemed to be after was some input about his interns and residents from a student who came highly recommended by other members of the Peeds faculty. Brown tipped his hand when he asked me why I thought Drs. Petrie and Prince made derogatory remarks about me.
I told Brown Dr. Petrie was correct, and I didn't always play ball with the rest of the team, especially when the rest of the team was Lynn Petrie and Malcolm Prince. I explained that Lynn was a Super Broad whose intelligence was limited by the length of a differential diagnosis. I told Brown that Lynn Petrie’s evaluations might be worth reading if she ever learned to treat her patients like kids instead of diseases, and other physicians like people instead of window dressing,
On the subject of Malcolm Prince, I gave Brown almost everything he wanted to hear. Resisting the urge to tell him Malcolm was cashing in on his uncle's name, I simply told Brown that Malcolm was woefully out of his depth as an intern at Keystone. I also told Brown that, to Malcolm, being "motivated to work" meant the same as "blindly