Creative

One alarming "domain" of the "expected outcome" that our friend from Pluto mentioned was creativity.

It is of course a romantic idea of the general public that doctors need to be creative. Yes, for a few clinical researchers, that capability is important. (But, even for them, it is not a essential character. Many academics make a big name by simply doing "me-too" studies.)

For the vast majority of practitioners, however, all they need is a good working knowledge of their own field, and a careful practice that conforms to the contemporary guidelines and protocols. Creativity, in contrast, is not desirable. What would you think, say, if your surgeon tells you that he will try to be creative when opening up your abdomen ?

Yes, this is a painful fact. For most of the new doctors, the society should prefer humble and reliable workers rather than (self-regarded-as) genius who keep questioning and challenging existing practice. As Hercule Poirot - while pretending to be the great detective from Baker Street - once told Arthur Hastings: I don't want you to become a second-class Sherlock Holmes; you'd better be a first-class Dr Watson.