Posted
on March 30, 2016
Today
is set aside to honor and thank doctors!
These
members of the community get far more education and training than
most of us – including ongoing training. The perception that
doctors are extremely well paid can be misleading – because most
doctors get their first job almost a decade after their peers and
have a tremendous amount of student debt!
Here
is an infographic that talks about “the deceptive salary of
doctors.”
They
do such important – vital! – work, we want to make sure that they
feel valued. Hopefully the actions taken today can help doctors
realize that we know how important they are!
March
30 was chosen as Doctors Day because on this date in 1842, the first
ether anesthetic was used in surgery. Eudora Brown Almond, a doctor's
wife living in Winder, Georgia, pushed for Doctors Day to be
observed. On this date in 1933 she mailed greeting cards to local
doctors and she put flowers on the graves of deceased doctors. Ever
since then the holiday has been growing. By 1991, President George
Bush proclaimed the holiday.
The
official flower of the holiday is a red carnation.
I
think a nice bouquet of carnations, homemade baked goods, handmade
cards – all would be appreciated by your doctor, today or any day!
Here are some ideas to inspire your own cards:
Also
on this date:
Plan
ahead:
And
here are my Pinterest boards for:
