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In a message dated 1998/09/24 09:01:37, bruce wrote: << Which one(s)? There are 3 at least. I got yeas on MN and AZ and a nay on FL (the nay being "too busy") >> i mean to send in my one little nugget of knowledge about the Mayo Clinic ages ago, but ... here it is anyway... i remember seeing a documentary program about the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota [the first and largest one] several years ago on television. what impressed me the most was the emphasis on co-operation between the specialists, particularly in trying to come up with a diagnosis. it seems to me that when a specific patient's case was discussed, the meeting took place as a round-table discussion among peers who respected each others' skills. there was not even a whiff of the 'doctor as god 101' concept. the focus was on solving the patient's problems not pandering to anyone's ego or preconceptions. janet janet paterson - 51/10 - almonte/ontario/canada http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/ [log in to unmask]