Doctor works at a clip to save a patient from painful steps

Friday, September 25, 2009 - 19:21 in Psychology & Sociology

Cutting an overweight man's overgrown toenails should have been a podiatrist's job. But some tasks can't wait. The man's deep voice was bright and happy until he realized that I wasn't a podiatrist. I had phoned to introduce myself as his new primary care doctor. The social worker and I wanted to visit him at home the next day, I told him.

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