On the Road

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On Being a Doctor17 August 1999On the RoadNancy L. Greengold, MD, MBANancy L. Greengold, MD, MBALos Angeles, CA 90048 (Greengold)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-131-4-199908170-00011 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Beanie Baby toys were selling for $5.95 at the hotel gift shop where I had just checked in. A customer was pawing through the koala bears, giraffes, and monkeys. “Ooh,” she cooed, “You have cocker spaniels; I've been looking everywhere for cocker spaniels!”“Those are $12.95,” said the cashier, ringing up my Diet Coke.“But they're smaller than the kangaroos—are you sure they cost more?” pleaded the Beanie Baby aficionado.“Yep. Those are cocker spaniels. Everybody wants a cocker spaniel.”“Excuse me,” I interjected, “is there an exercise room in the hotel? I just got off the plane from Los ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Los Angeles, CA 90048 (Greengold)Corresponding Author: Nancy L. Greengold, MD, MBA, Zynx Health, Inc., 9100 Wilshire Boulevard, East Tower, Suite 655, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; e-mail, [email protected]com. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 17 August 1999Volume 131, Issue 4Page: 307-308KeywordsChartsFellowshipsHealth careHealth services researchLaboratory testsMedical staffResidencyRunningShinglesSpleen Issue Published: 17 August 1999 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1999 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...