As many fans, you might be starting to wonder when are they going to fix the problems on Grey's Anatomy and get the hospital back running successfully. Looking back a few seasons, we have seen Dr. Burke the head of Cardio and Dr. Addison Montgomery both leave. These doctors departures have left holes that have never been filled. As you may have noticed, the hospital still does not have a Cardio or NeoNatal doctor. Furthermore, the episodes seems to center more upon hospital mistakes that end up with patients dead as we saw this week or last week were a mistake jeopardizes a patients chance of receiving a life saving kidney transplant. As we watch the train wreck, the one thing that is crystal clear is that the Chief of Surgery is at the heart of all the problems.
People need balance in their lives between work and their personal life. Yet, Chief Weber has made the ultimate sacrifaces putting his career above his personal life. The result is that the hospital has become his life, and he feels that the hospital's success or failure is so much a reflection of his work that he is no longer objective. The problem with the lose of this objectivity is that it has made the chief blind to how to fix the problem. Each episode, we see the chief clinging to hold onto his job as chief, yet the result is that as he clings to that position the ship at Seatle Grey's Hospital continues to sink. Fans here is the question what do you think is it time for the chief to retire? If you think Chief Weber's time is over, who should become the next Chief of Surgery? Please posts comments with your thoughts.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Discussion of the Father & Daughter Role - What Would You Do as Lexi or Meredith?
Tonight, ABC's Grey's Anatomy touched on a very powerful and emotional issue of the role that we feel towards our parents as children. We saw Meredith's and Lexi's father, who has made a lot of mistakes in his life that is on his death bed. Lexi the daughtet that grew up with a close relatonship to her father would do anything to save him. Meredith, who never knew her father feels astranged from the situation.
Now, I'm going to challenge you to place yourself in the role of this television series drama for just a few moments. Which character role do you gravitate towards and understand. Are you one that has that special relationship and bond with your father now or growing up that you would do anything to save him? Rather, are you more like Meredith the little girl that grew up wishing that she could know her father, but always feeling that you had no father? Personally, myself I grew up in the role of Meredith. Somehow, I just never quite registered on my father's radar screen. Yet, my older sister had the role of Lexi who had that close relationship with my father. Now, I'm going to ask if you where in that situation as Lexi or Meredith you choose your character what would you do if it was your father?
Now, I'm going to challenge you to place yourself in the role of this television series drama for just a few moments. Which character role do you gravitate towards and understand. Are you one that has that special relationship and bond with your father now or growing up that you would do anything to save him? Rather, are you more like Meredith the little girl that grew up wishing that she could know her father, but always feeling that you had no father? Personally, myself I grew up in the role of Meredith. Somehow, I just never quite registered on my father's radar screen. Yet, my older sister had the role of Lexi who had that close relationship with my father. Now, I'm going to ask if you where in that situation as Lexi or Meredith you choose your character what would you do if it was your father?
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Fear Fills the Air on ABC Grey's Anatomy
Abc Grey's Anatomy proves they are no different than the rest of us when faced with job uncertainity - the first instinct that sets in is fear. Fear of job loss, while we all think we fear losing our jobs it is the fear of the unknown that is terrifying. With Chief Weber locked in his office, the fear of the unknown makes everyone panic for their jobs. For doctors and surgeons they are used to dealing with facts and information from tests that give them information to solve the unknown. When there are no answers, surgeons try to rapidly create a plan for uncertainity because that is what they do. If someone is hurt, they make a plan for how to heal them.
Dr. Christina Yang is fearful for her job, and has no allies in her corner. She's been kicked off of Dr. Bailey's services. She tries to align herself in Pediatric with Arizona Robinson - the only problem is Christina is not one to play or interact with children. How long can she keep up the charade? Just about until her roommate squeals on her.
Another classic reaction to fear is flight or fight, while many doctors, attending, and residents are fighting for their jobs Callie takes flight in looking for a job in another state. This plan might sound like a good one to Callie, but Callie's girlfriend tells her she will not do a long distance relationships. It looks like love is stoping Callie in her tracks, and love will give her a reason to fight for her job!
It is the veterans that seem to have a carved out notch that have the confidence to calmly handle the merger. I love Dr. Mark Sloane's comment "I reattach babies arms that's why I do not have to worry." So, often in uncertainity we forget that our skills and expertise have value. In this moment Mark shows both that he has great employee loyalty to the hospital and the calmness of wisdom to survive the merger.
Derrick is most affected by all the merger on a personal level because he feels partly responsible because in his eyes if he had taken the job this would not have happened. He wants answers from the chief and feels that the chief owes him something for having his back. The chief does not see it that way because he is fighting to keep his hospital. That's right in Chief Weber's eyes it is his hospital - the problem here is that the chief is losing objectivity.
Dr. Christina Yang is fearful for her job, and has no allies in her corner. She's been kicked off of Dr. Bailey's services. She tries to align herself in Pediatric with Arizona Robinson - the only problem is Christina is not one to play or interact with children. How long can she keep up the charade? Just about until her roommate squeals on her.
Another classic reaction to fear is flight or fight, while many doctors, attending, and residents are fighting for their jobs Callie takes flight in looking for a job in another state. This plan might sound like a good one to Callie, but Callie's girlfriend tells her she will not do a long distance relationships. It looks like love is stoping Callie in her tracks, and love will give her a reason to fight for her job!
It is the veterans that seem to have a carved out notch that have the confidence to calmly handle the merger. I love Dr. Mark Sloane's comment "I reattach babies arms that's why I do not have to worry." So, often in uncertainity we forget that our skills and expertise have value. In this moment Mark shows both that he has great employee loyalty to the hospital and the calmness of wisdom to survive the merger.
Derrick is most affected by all the merger on a personal level because he feels partly responsible because in his eyes if he had taken the job this would not have happened. He wants answers from the chief and feels that the chief owes him something for having his back. The chief does not see it that way because he is fighting to keep his hospital. That's right in Chief Weber's eyes it is his hospital - the problem here is that the chief is losing objectivity.
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