A study has been done by the British Medical Journal, although I’m not sure why, comparing the efficiency that different types of doctors use in parking their cars. Yep, using COPS (Covert Observation of Parking Skills) the actions of Surgeons, Radiologists, Anesthesiologists, and General Practitioners were rated and ranked. According to the article…
Data points included whether drivers had their access cards ready in hand as they approached the barrier, and the time it took to park the car, get out, and walk to the hospital door. The 32 surgeons had the highest rates of card-readiness and turned in the quickest median times for the parking process — as shown by copiously reported interquartile ranges and other measures that would be tedious to repeat here.
Now get this – according to the article, it was felt that such observations could be used when counseling medical students to take courses in which they are best suited. I’m sure it had to do with those pesky “interquartile ranges.”
And you Philistines thought parking was mundane.
JVH
