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re: How smart do you have to be to be a brain surgeon?
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:09 am to Rex
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:09 am to Rex
quote:
What context is that? I presented opinions by fellow neurosurgeons.
ignoring the fact that they're Q/A boards on the internet
they're speaking in terms of the medical field and not generally. their field itself is elevated above normal people
quote:
So, you're saying that neurosurgeons, themselves, are completely ignorant of their own qualifications?
nope
saying you're not the smartest section of the medical field is not saying you're not smart
you're ignoring the baseline level of intelligence necessary to even get into this discussion and trying to make this a very general discussion
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Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:09 am to Rex
I would rather have a bottle in front me instead of a frontal lobotomy
Neurosurgeons are extremely intelligent. However, most are pricks with limited social intelligence (due in large part to the hellacious training they undergo and the massive cluster fricks they have to deal with on a routine basis).
Neurosurgeons are extremely intelligent. However, most are pricks with limited social intelligence (due in large part to the hellacious training they undergo and the massive cluster fricks they have to deal with on a routine basis).
This post was edited on 12/13/15 at 10:12 am
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:10 am to Cdawg
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You don't have to be smart at all, but then again I think everyone is fricking stupid.
Well, everyone but myself.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:10 am to Jones
rex is a former CFO (i think that's the right term, chief accountant) who is now retired
This post was edited on 12/13/15 at 10:11 am
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:11 am to Rex
quote:with help of my fellow citizens.
I have always paid for my own insurance.
You didn't finish your thought.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:11 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:
saying you're not the smartest section of the medical field is not saying you're not smart
Sorry, but you're mischaracterizing what they're saying. Read it again.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:11 am to Rex
I don't think you have to be elite, genius level smart, but you need to be reasonably intelligent and you better be a damn hard worker with great indurance to survive a surgery internship.
Doesn't change the fact that I don't care for Carson. I don't think he's dumb though.
Doesn't change the fact that I don't care for Carson. I don't think he's dumb though.
This post was edited on 12/13/15 at 10:12 am
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:11 am to Rex
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:13 am to Jones
quote:
I've never really read his posts, but what does Rex do for a living? What does he have a degree in?
BS degree, MBA, retired accountant, Controller, CFO with a CPA.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:13 am to Rex
quote:That's because you don't know anything about Chemistry.
I have no reason to believe that a specialized branch of chemistry would require exceptional intelligence.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:14 am to HVAU
quote:
but you need to be reasonably intelligent and you better be a damn hard worker with great indurance to survive a surgery internship.
Exactly.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:15 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:How does having a socialist accountant work?
rex is a former CFO (i think that's the right term, chief accountant) who is now retired
"Well Mr. Businessowner, I found $10,000 in tax deductions for you. But I'm not going to take them, because you need to give your fair share."
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:17 am to Rex
quote:
Sorry, but you're mischaracterizing what they're saying.
when you point your finger at somebody, you have 3 fingers pointing right back at you
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:17 am to Rex
As others have said, when you're talking about a group of doctors talking about "geniuses" in their midst, you're talking about the elite of the elite. Not "smart" in terms of the guy on the street. By the time you've met the qualifications for medical school and then a very competitive residency, you're not exactly talking about dummies even at the bottom of the barrel.
I went to UNO on a Top Ten scholarship and got into LSU Dental School after 3 years of college. Midway through dental school I was 6th in my class, and I already knew I wasn't getting one of the two Ortho residency spots. And that's to put braces on teeth - not to cut into peoples' brains or spinal cords. Yeah - you have to be pretty fricking smart to be a brain surgeon. Stupid question.
I went to UNO on a Top Ten scholarship and got into LSU Dental School after 3 years of college. Midway through dental school I was 6th in my class, and I already knew I wasn't getting one of the two Ortho residency spots. And that's to put braces on teeth - not to cut into peoples' brains or spinal cords. Yeah - you have to be pretty fricking smart to be a brain surgeon. Stupid question.
This post was edited on 12/13/15 at 10:22 am
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:17 am to Rex
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Abstract? Chemistry? What are you babbling about?
Specialized branches of fields are sometimes significantly more difficult and may require more intelligence.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:17 am to HVAU
This thread is not about Ben Carson except in a coincidental way. It's about exploding a certain cultural myth.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:20 am to 911Moto
I have not called them dummies.
Interestingly, though, as I've previously quoted, here's what one neurosurgeon, himself, says:
Interestingly, though, as I've previously quoted, here's what one neurosurgeon, himself, says:
quote:
That you have to be really smart to be a brain surgeon. I know a lot of people who are not smart, who are just hard workers and got through their residency.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:21 am to Rex
I'll grant you that, but you must admit your posting history the OT is going to assume you are staking a negative claim against Carson. I'm not a republican by the way. With this crappy field on both sides I'm not really sure what I am, other than sad about the state of political affairs in the US.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:21 am to Rex
quote:
ed by Rex online on 12/13/15 at 10:17 am to HVAU
This thread is not about Ben Carson except in a coincidental way. It's about exploding a certain cultural myth.
Riigght
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:21 am to Kafka
quote:
How does having a socialist accountant work?
Please stick to the subject.
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