Sunday, June 9, 2013

Third Year Of Medical School: Step Into Clinical Medicine And Often Into Disillusionment

The Darkest Year Of Medical School by Danielle Ofri.  Slate.  June 4, 2013. Opinion piece.

Ofri is the author of the new book:  What Doctors Feel:  How Emotions Affect the Practice of Medicine.

(1)  What contributes to the disorientation often experience by medical students with the beginning of clinical training.

(2) Students are not just learning medicine during the third year of medical school;  they are ____________________.

(3)  Explain the role of the "hidden curriculum" in forming new doctors.

(4)  Studies document the decline of ________ and __________ in medical trainees.

(5)  __________ profoundly affect what kind of doctors these students become.

(6)  How does lack of empathy impact patient outcomes in (a) diabetes, cancer, medication compliance

(7)  What changes are being instituted to combat the third year slump?

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