How a Stethoscope became Mischievous

Breaking ranks to have my voice heard

I have always admired the medical profession. To me, holding the stethoscope in my hands is the most honourable thing that has ever happened. The sheer glory and joy of contributing to the field of medicine, admixed with the smiles and bouts of praise emanating from the household, all lead to nothing but a big ball of happiness. The prestige of the medical profession rests not on the shoulders of monetary abundance or heaps of gold, but on the foundation of humanity. Medicine is all about being human. By helping others with all our might, we are, at the same time, helping ourselves.
However, I would also be lying if I said I would accept everything about medicine and agree with every aspect of its existence. Medicine is a strictly hierarchical subject. As compared to other fields, such as law and business, it may be less correlated with intrinsic prestige - one's upbringing and schooling, as well as parentage, but it is definitely entrenched in ideas of superiority by experience. The longer one practises medicine, the greater the propensity for one to, in virtue of confidence, rule over others in clinical decision-making.
I am not the most conventional of people. I like challenges. I relish academic debates. I savour every moment of well-informed, academic discussions, where I can speak freely about a topic. However, through time, I have discovered that my opinions are dismissed not by virtue of their substance, but by the inferiority of my rank. This is normal since, as a junior, it's really likely that I make mistakes. However, does this mean it is justifiable to brush away ideas which are potentially useful in the clinical context? Some doctors (without naming them here) do take pride on what they do. Of course, they are right to be, judging by the excellent work they've been doing. But then, I am also astounded by how the snobbery seeps into their conversations with others, where more junior colleagues, already less vocal in front of them, get challenged needlessly when proffering enlightening and novel insights regarding an issue.
This platform is my declaration of war to the old-fashioned ideas in medicine. My call to arms in demolishment of the old order. Medicine is established for the good of humanity, a discipline dedicated to the healing of the sick. Naturally, the principles of its foundation leave no room for snobbery and silencing of opinions. Everyone is equal in medicine. Every voice should be heard and regarded with respect.
Praise the day when the unconventional becomes the conventional. Laud the moment when mutual respect and disruptive thinking become the norm.