Given that physicians frequently make life and death decisions, especially in the ICU, does being a physician weaken one's faith? Dr. Hassaballa reflects on his own experience of faith and being a doctor.
It is a very common theme in art (movies, books, etc) to feature a doctor who thinks he is God. We doctors, especially those of us who practice in the Intensive Care Unit, make life and death decisions in a matter of seconds. Many times, the d…