I probably should hire a PI to see where she has been going all these years and where she got the hospital ID badge.
If I am so crazy, you might want to take a gander at your medical malpractice policy. In the definitions or as an annex, I will bet there is a definition of the scope of your practice and if you track that definition through your policy you will see I am not some crazy old coot. Better yet, ask your colleagues how many of them have umbrella or excess liability policies and why they have them. The fact that such limitations exist is a reflection of the specialization system that is the backbone of modern medicine.
Second, I am sure you do not believe that members of your profession operate pill mills, engage in medicare/medicaid fraud, get sued for malpractice, leave surgical sponges in patients, operate on the wrong limb, etc. Your belief in the nobility of your profession is admirable. I would agree that most are worthy of such admiration, but between my wife, friends who are doctors and colleagues in the plaintiffs bar who specialize in med mal I know the real world is rather different. I know I am just some crazy old coot who is tilting at windmills, but the problem you have is that podcasts like Dr. Death, TV shows like Botched, etc. show that you have on rose colored glasses. It substantially undercuts your argument when the lowly hoi polloi like myself can see clear contrary evidence in pop culture.
I have no doubt there are doctors who are as studious and concerned about keeping up on developments generally as you describe. There are others like my wife who keep on top of everything that applies to her specialty but recognize her job is to be expert in her practice area. And, while you can toss your toys out of the pram and call my wife made up or imply she is a crappy doctor (I'd bet the house she'd eat your lunch, but I am just a lowly summa cum laude JD/MBA from a public ivy so what do I know), her view on specialization is fairly common. Google Dr. Bob Arnot's views on going to a GP versus going to a specialist; I am extremely confident that if he was just another crazy old coot like me, the lawyers at the various media outlets that present him as their medical corespondent would censor his view due to concerns of implied liability.
Again, you seem to be missing my point. It is not that they are incapable of doing it, they simply understand that specializations exist for a reason and you send the patient to the right person. Call me stupid, a fraud, whatever, but your world is not that different than mine. Could I handle an acquisition? I know the basics; I took business associations and securities regulations many moons ago. Would I handle an acquisition? Absent exigent circumstances, not a chance. My duty is to protect my client's interest and that is letting someone who is an expert handle their matter.
You clearly have the god complex down. Surprised you are not a surgeon in light of your clear belief the world rotates around you.