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The scene: The office of the personnel director of a newly established health maintenance organization (HMO), who is interviewing a primary care physician.

HMO: Please come in and have a seat. I've been going over your CV and just have a few questions before I explain what we have to offer you. By the way, is Hippocrates your first name or last?

M.D.: I use only one name.

HMO: Your CV said you started your practice in Greece in about 400 b.c. We're normally not overly skeptical, but you don't really look your age.

M.D.: Well, I don't smoke, and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Mt. Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY 10029

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