Does anyone have a family member who is a doctor?

My doctor is basically family to me so I don’t think people realise how less-traditional he can be if he chooses to.

Not a doctor. I have an uncle who is an EMT and is married to an ER Nurse. That's as close as I get. In my great Grandfather's generation there was one doctor he retired in the 1980s and is dead now

@MinMin @LisaK My Mom and Dad are both healthcare professionals! So, much fun growing up and oh I just can't wait to visit! Grrrrrrrrr! And yes, I truly understand "unconventional" in this context.

I have a cousin who is a nurse practitioner and whenever I ask her about a set of symptoms, she typically replies,"Well it could be...." and invariably it sound far worse than what I subscribed to a cold! I haven't seen her for my medical care but she is always there to remind me to get myself screened and to expect the doctor to offer a complete physical. She feels that too many NPs or docs are skirting things and those who rely on using walk-ins are definitely not getting proper exams. She advocates for full exams and the need to be fully undressed since going for an exam as she says, "Is not a dressed rehearsal."

That was why my Grandfather didn't stay in the Navy. They wanted to make him a medical corpsman He decided he would rather be a lawyer and he had been accepted at a top law school

As some of you already know....my mom is a doctor and a pediatric/adolescent gynecologist. I grew up surrounded by all things medical and we even had a medical office with exam room in part of our downstairs. (We had a huge 2 story house). I'm a BSN/RN and, finally, nearing completion of my PhD in Medical Anthropology.....if that counts.

I also have an uncle who served in the Army as a combat medic and later had a career as a paramedic. His wife was, she's passed away, an R.N. as well.

Dad's a dentist, mom is a hygienist, grandma and great grandmother were nurses, great grandfather was a doctor.

One of my younger cousins finished nursing school 2 years ago. I don't see her for anything, but it's nice having her as an easily accessible reference!

My younger sister is a pediatrician. I have to say that she was always the brainy one in the family.

Most everyone in my family is/was a Doctor. My Dad Internal Med, Uncle General Surgeon, Brother-in-law Orthopod, and My oldest Son is a Cardiologist. I was the underachiever!

Yes, my father was internal, my mother was a pedatrian, sister is my Gyn.

Paula,

What is it like to have your sister perform such an intimate exam on you?

My younger brother is an infectious diseases specialist and chief of the department at a big UPMC Hospital. I've never seen him, and don't expect too either. The one time it might have been useful, I was in a Hospital 8000 miles away.

I spent a decade in the Pharmaceutical Industry, and the areas of Pharmacology that are of interest to me, I know far better than most physicians. Fortunately I still do some related work, and as a result I have access to the Medical School's Health Science Library.