From Nature, the advance online publication. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature08956.html [nature.com]

It appears that almost every slashdot user is more intelligent than the majority of doctors in this country, and would be better at 'practicing medicine' even though the doctors have received years of extra school and training in their various specialties. This is what my ideal doctor would do. First, he tells me what my problem is, and how certain he is about the diagnosis. Next, he either recommends me to a specialist or gives me the options for treatment, detailing the pros/cons of each. Many doctors stop here, and leave the choice to the person. I want my doctor to tell me what treatment he recommends, because I trust that he knows more about it than me.