We are now playing the theme from Twilight Zone...

Well all, I've done it. I've finally gone over the deep end, joined the loony bin, and gone over to the dark side. What I've done is analogous to Benedict Arnold (BTW, that was a special reference for M.B. Insane...), that spy plane pilot in the 50's, and Brutus all rolled into one big hairy ball...

I've decided to stop working full time in private practice and start practicing regulatory medicine... I have decided to start working for the USDA.

There, I've said it. I've left my job in private practice and tomorrow I report for orientation with the USDA. I've always said I wouldn't do it. The reasons were manifold- boring, routine, too much paperwork, not practicing medicine... Sadly, in the last year or so, the stresses not of practicing medicine but working for my boss have forced me to admit to myself that I'm burned out.

I was reaching the point where the intricacies of a nice complicated medicine case were more annoying than interesting. A lot of this was due to the fact that my boss wouldn't order me the drugs I needed to treat it... But, I digress.

I will still be keeping my license current, and still practice occasional relief work on the weekends to keep my skill set current. But I will no longer be doing the private practice thing day-to-day. I'll let you all know in the next few weeks whether this is a good thing or not...