It’s apparently so important that people really care about performance – as opposed to, say, in medicine, where we exclude brilliant doctors if they don’t have the stamina to work ninety hours a week.
How much does this actually matter, I wonder? Is there really that big a difference between the best doctor in a group of 100 and the 10th best doctor in that same group? (The 10th best golfer in a tournament doesn’t take home the trophy, but the 10th best doctor in the hospital can still do a fine job treating a broken arm.)
In discovering new nanotechnology that will revolutionize the future of medicine? Literally all the difference in the world.
Then don’t you want the brilliant person to become a chemist or biologist instead of a physician or surgeon? You don’t need a medical license to work on cell cultures in a lab.
How much does this actually matter, I wonder? Is there really that big a difference between the best doctor in a group of 100 and the 10th best doctor in that same group? (The 10th best golfer in a tournament doesn’t take home the trophy, but the 10th best doctor in the hospital can still do a fine job treating a broken arm.)
In treating broken arms? Minimal difference.
In discovering new nanotechnology that will revolutionize the future of medicine? Literally all the difference in the world.
Then don’t you want the brilliant person to become a chemist or biologist instead of a physician or surgeon? You don’t need a medical license to work on cell cultures in a lab.