Diagnosis Quote by Steven Magee

“An incompetent doctor practices, but a competent doctor performs.”

— Amit Kalantri

“The medical profession is unconsciously irritated by lay knowledge.”

— John Steinbeck

“I was truly shocked to discover how bad the modern medical profession really is!”

— Steven Magee

The medical profession (is) a conspiracy to hide its own shortcomings. No doubt the same may be said of all professions. They are all…

— George Bernard Shaw

“For, medicine being a compendium of the successive and contradictory mistakes of medical practitioners, when we summon the wisest of them to our aid…

— Marcel Proust

“Medicine is not a science; it is empiricism founded on a network of blunders.”

— Emmet Densmore

“Sadly, interpretation of medical science is frequently influenced by the dark forces of industry, out to make a killing. And”

— John Yudkin

“For, medicine being a compendium of the successive and contradictory mistakes of medical practitioners, when we summon the wisest of them to our aid,…

— Marcel Proust

“educational. It is in no way meant to diagnose, treat or prevent any condition. It is not meant to be used as a substitute…

— Michael Jessimy

“EVERY PROFESSION HAS ITS PITFALLS. Doctors, for example, are always being asked for free medical advice, lawyers are asked for legal information, morticians are…

— Anonymous

“The mistakes of doctors are innumerable. They err as a rule out of optimism as to the treatment, and pessimism as to the outcome.”

— Marcel Proust

“But at the most basic level, doctors need to be able to come forward with their errors and near-misses, otherwise we will never know…

— Danielle Ofri