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It never ever occurred to me that I should do private practice – not as an intern - when I was deciding on a specialty to choose as a career – not today when it appears that private practice will be ‘legalized’ for us.

Why? Many have asked me off and on. Those who are close to me and know me well have sort of written me off – “He is slightly off…” they would say and some of you, I am sure, will readily agree- perhaps increasing the “slightly” scale!

Over the years, I have easily adjusted to a lifestyle that suits my pocket. I have few wants though one of them is an expensive hobby; but, mostly I make my ends meet with my handsome BMC pay – cuts and all - and my wife supports me when the well runs dry.

Many of us - especially heads - live in our ivory towers. Take the Chief of Radiology for example - never stops boasting of the "State of the Art" equipment ; a fully networked department- reasonably staffed with faculty and residents - purported to be one of the best teaching departments; high volume of patient load, great interventional work, good library and paper publishing record. Looks impressive; many outside KEM believe and think so. But Alas!, here at home in KEM as I listen carefully to my close friends- I realize the harsh reality - poor quality x rays; bad patient scheduling; wrong procedure reports; a mad-house called "USG"; lack of rapport of faculty with colleagues from other departments; Ravi is impossible to find… the list is endless. But could there be such a stark difference between one's vision and the others' perception?