Thread:Tooniee/@comment-10869127-20130725222826/@comment-10869127-20130729222620

Toonie,

Please re-watch Good Mourning; at 32:45, Torres walks into the Chief's office and asks to follow-up on her application of Attending. What I'm saying is that, although she would've officially completed her residency in 11 days, she would have had "attending" status at SGH, but would not have been an actual attending because her application was denied. That's the whole reason she quit, because she would've completed her residency, had attending status, but not actually be an attending.

She came back to work at SGH when the Chief offered her an attending position.

So to put down "attending" as a status in an infobox is inappropriate when it should be as a position.

Otherwise Callie would have been "Attending Ortho Surgeon" and "Resident Ortho" surgeon. Because she would have had "attending" status at SGH and still would have a resident position at SGH.

I agree that she quit right before she finished her residency, I was just using that as an example of how the infobox would be incorrect using "attending" as status as opposed to position.

Regarding Cristina Alex and Jackson, I agree that to put them down as gen surg attending status would be confusing, but I was using that as an example to remain consistent with ALL infoboxes. We can't selective use Addison's infobox to show "attending status" on her specialties, but not use "attending" status for Cristina, Alex, and Jackson. It causes confusion with the latter, so to exclude "attending" status with them, we have to exclude "attending" status with Addison.

The infobox for the most part is for up-to-date information. Because if we're listing previous workplaces in the infobox, then every doctor's previous workplaces that the show has mentioned, (i.e. Derek, Naomi, Sam, Addison, Richard, etc.) would have to reflect that as well.

What is done to one, we apply to all for consistency, and regarding Addison, yes, she worked at SGH for two seasons. That information can be reflected in her career section, as it currently does, however, her infobox should only show her current workplace as a OB/GYN, Perinatologist, Neonatal Surgeon, and Medical Genetics Clinician/Genetic Counselor at Seaside Health & Wellness. Not "attending" because she doesn't officially work for St. Ambrose, she only has privileges there.

And to show "attending-status" with Addison means to show "attending-status" with Sam, Naomi, Jake, Cooper, Sheldon, and Violet, which the show has never referred to them as.

You don't get what I'm saying: it's about consistency. It would be unfair to have selective criteria for one character's infobox, and yet different criteria for another.

And, given that Addison's infobox shows that she's an OB/GYN, perinatologist, and neonatal surgeon at a private practice, it already has the assumption she finished her residencies and fellowships for those specialties as residents cannot practice privately.