Posted by yxibow on May 23, 2006, at 17:39:42
In reply to That sounded cynical…, posted by pseudoname on May 23, 2006, at 16:11:49
> …and bitter.
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> I wish I had some way of balancing out my unfavorable reactions to the drug & device marketing.
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> I'm very glad I went on the trip to Toronto. I almost bailed. I was still in bed 2 hours after I was supposed to leave. But I took a Metadate and an hour later, I was going. (Actually, I saw another methylphenidate drug display, but none for Metadate.)
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> I can't even express how much good the trip did me – especially meeting Bob & seven other Babblers. It was my first real trip in 10 years.
Sounds like you got quite an eyeful of the convention -- though if you convert this to any other professions' trade convention, you're likely to see booths and people trying to sell their cr*p as well. Some years back I went on a gratis ticket to a digital graphics and audio convention -- I forget the name again, and the usual sets of booths and all. 140-180k, depending on the part of the country (or countries) is actually a fairly low salary for a p-doc, at least in major urban centers that have an affluent enough population in the US. It might be a midwest salary but it isn't a west or east coast salary by any stretch for seasoned psychiatrists.Toronto itself is a city I'd like to visit though, glad you got the chance -- I've been to various Canadian cities, and they're generally fairly cosmopolitan, especially Vancouver.
-- tidingsJay
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