First and likely only post.
Disclaimer - I love this podcast. Really. And I don't like podcasts. So this is not a criticism of the show.
I am a veterinarian, and adore the fact that the resident doc is a vet. But
Tanya's line in this episode was completely inaccurate.
She says after seeing the pictures, that things like that were the reason she isn't "a real doctor".
I can tell you for a fact that there is no veterinarian in existence who believes that they are not a REAL doctor. In fact, we are so much more than any human doctor ever will be. Pick a human medical specialty field (radiology, surgery, neonatology, hematology, geriatrics, pediatrics, dermatology...), and a veterinarian will have training and experience in it, and is capable of performing it. Plus, we have to perform it on at least half a dozen species just to graduate. Human docs just can't compare.
In fact, vets have a favorite saying - REAL doctors treat more than one species.
KC - please. PLEASE. "Remind" Tanya that she is beyond a doubt, a "real" doctor. She stands with those of us who have to figure out what's wrong without having the patient able to tell us. She stands with those of us who sacrificed sleepless nights, emotional heartbreak, and financial ruin to do what we do. She stands with those of us who would never do anything else.
Tanya IS a real doctor. And a damned good one. Which is why it's going to suck so bad when she finally turns...
-Indigo