Oh well, it's real life that makes us mere mortals and not superhuman. Emergency medicine is real life. We see slices of others lives, the minor incidents and the major, even life-threatening, crises. The stress of constantly dealing with other people's lives can make us frustrated, angry, or even, at least to appearance, uncaring. I do not think this latter to be true, but our workplace is unlike any other in the world.
Patient care is the life blood of emergency medicine.
As emergency physicians, we have no office, no set group of patients. We see any and all people who enter the doors of the emergency department. That means we do all that is needed for everyone who comes in, regardless of sex, age, race, employment status, religious or sexual preference, or ability to pay. The practice of emergency medicine after residency training sheds a whole new light on medical practice. Many of us choose the private sector as opposed to the academic arena in which to practice medicine.