I was pre-med. I got into Cornell. My Dad's IQ was tested at 160. The whole family was in Mensa.

I can tell you, from direct contact with many high IQ people...that it is ZERO guarantee of morality.

John Gotti's IQ was tested at 145.

My wife's father was dying of brain cancer. They left him in a hallway, on a gurney, for 48 hours straight!!! They gave him the WRONG CANCER MEDICATION!!! The nurses did not attend to the bed rails and they let him fall out of bed TWICE.

And that is just one horror story of many.

I do also know many people who have gotten excellent EXCELLENT medical care, from wonderful people.

I live in New Jersey. I wonder if other areas of the country are just much better. When I interact with people from the South or the Midwest, they are clearly, far and away, much nicer and much more considerate people. So, maybe the extent of what I am experiencing comes from living in the NYC metro area. I don't know.

And yes, I am quite aware of people leaving the medical field. The son of my mother's friend left the field. He went into business. For him, it was a financial gain situation. But generally, I have heard of many medical people leaving the field because of how horrible medical practice is, generally.

Now, again, maybe this is a phenomenon related more to the NYC area, than the country generally. I don't know.

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