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Old 05-25-2012, 08:49 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by sotto voce View Post


LizzyM, what I enjoy most about primary care is the continuity of treatment, the long-term relationships, and the responsibility/privilege of being the first one to get to treat the condition. Is this the kind of thing that would go in a PS to justify my interest in primary care? I have shadowed FM/IM/peds doctors and volunteer as a CNA in a clinic. -Thanks.
That's all good. Do you also accept the fact that the really sick will get passed off to a specialist and you may or may not see them again?
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