I Heart the Nether Regions (Thanks, Mike)

So, I am in my Urology rotation right now for two weeks. For those of you who don't know, I have actually seriously considered becoming a urologist. I don't know if it is really because the surgeries are cool and they have a pretty good lifestyle or it is because it is a practice full of men. Not that I like checking out men...I mean that there are very few women doctors in the field. I like a challenge. Anyway, about a year-and-a-half ago, I went to talk to a urologist who I had been told might be a good mentor. Well, I left his office furious because he had tried to tell me I may not be smart enough, and that my reasons for wanting to go into urology weren't good enough. I have been in on surgeries with him and talked to residents about him, and I found out that this is his way to see if a person is confident enough to handle the field of urology (interesting thought process...I guess). Even though his ways drive me crazy, I am learning to respond to him like I did with my little brother Jarom when he used to try to make me mad. I either just smile and nod, not giving him the pleasure of a reaction, or I try to think of something a little witty to fire right back at him. So far, I think it is going OKAY. I am still the nervous twit of a med student around him. Quite honestly, he intimidates me. Anyway, the point of this post was that I am not the only person he treats this way. I found out that a urology resident was interviewing with him for the position and he asked her about her interests. She said she loved horseback riding, and that if she got the position, she would bring her horse out to Salt Lake with her. Well, this guy, enjoying the fact that he can try to make a very nervous person even more uncomfortable asked, "What if your horse died?" How do you respond to this? Does anyone know? Now that I am understanding his antics, I am trying to not get rattled, but the score is still pretty far to his side (Maybe Doctor:15, Maggie:3). I'm feeling a comeback!