geez, how stupid

[Amy B]

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Ok, so I heard something today that made me want to cringe...
I am doing my cardiology rotation and we were getting ready to do a cath today. One of the stent salespersons was there and started to ask us about the DO profession.

"So how long do you all go to school." "4 years. really, I thought only MD schools went that long."

"So I heard that there is a big difference in how DOs treat patients. So if you have a patient that needs a cardiac cath, what would you do? Do you all do something like accupunction?"""🙄😡

I almost said that we use leeches and dance around with chicken heads tied to our ears, but my classmate gave a much better answer and explained it to this obviously naive person.

 

[Richie Truxillo]

As a former sales manager I can only say that this guy is a pretty poor salesman. Rule #1 of sales: Always know your customers.

That said, I would have probably told him that we suck the cholesterol deposits out thru a McDonald's straw (to save money) and if that fails, we dance around a totem and then proceed to do cranial.

 

[TexasTriathlete]

You mean DO's really don't use leeches and dance around with chicken heads tied to their ears?

I may have to re-consider my decision to apply to DO schools. I can't imagine practicing medicine without my leeches and chicken heads.

 

[DrWBD]

If you expect drug/product reps to have a clue about anything except what they're selling, you're going to be disappointed very often.

A Zyrtec rep informed me that "Well, we all know that DOs aren't REAL doctors" at a dinner when talking about her friend who had just gotten into NYCOM. She mistakenly assumed that I was an MD since I mentioned I was a resident at an ACGME program. I just kind of laughed it off and just never prescribed or recommended Zyrtec again to anyone after that.

 

[PlAnEjaNe]

If you expect drug/product reps to have a clue about anything except what they're selling, you're going to be disappointed very often.

A Zyrtec rep informed me that "Well, we all know that DOs aren't REAL doctors" at a dinner when talking about her friend who had just gotten into NYCOM. She mistakenly assumed that I was an MD since I mentioned I was a resident at an ACGME program. I just kind of laughed it off and just never prescribed or recommended Zyrtec again to anyone after that.

I sense a bit of jealousy rather than ignorance in this statement. Most drug reps were premeds in undergrad and just didn't have the fortitude or strong academic background to get into med-school (MD or DO). The next best thing for them to do with their B.S. is to work as a drug rep, any other field in the sciences/health care require a separate certification at the very least. Also, the money to be made as a drug rep is a consolation that most of those individuals can live with. Just my .02$.


PlAnEjaNe

 

[Terpskins99]

As a former sales manager I can only say that this guy is a pretty poor salesman. Rule #1 of sales: Always know your customers.

That said, I would have probably told him that we suck the cholesterol deposits out thru a McDonald's straw (to save money) and if that fails, we dance around a totem and then proceed to do cranial.

I was going to recommend explaining to the drug rep how cranial was akin to the vulcan mind meld.

Them bones is moving, I tell you! THEY MOVING!!! 😱

 

[Amy B]

 

[group_theory]

If you expect drug/product reps to have a clue about anything except what they're selling, you're going to be disappointed very often.

A Zyrtec rep informed me that "Well, we all know that DOs aren't REAL doctors" at a dinner when talking about her friend who had just gotten into NYCOM. She mistakenly assumed that I was an MD since I mentioned I was a resident at an ACGME program. I just kind of laughed it off and just never prescribed or recommended Zyrtec again to anyone after that.

Nah, just go "Oh damn, guess I'm not a real doctor then"

Then laugh and go "don't worry about it, i'm sure your regional manager won't mind that his sale staff insulting thousands of professions by stating that they are not real doctors. I guess I won't be writing for your presciptions anymore since I'm not a real doc"

then continue on laughing ... as the poor rep wonders whether you are joking or whether the rep will be out of a job by the next day. or