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Glad to see you've joined the ranks of people that view med students as worthless piles of dung before you've even graduated.
I'm sorry, but exactly where are you getting these words and why are you putting them in my mouth?
I don't think medical students are worthless piles of dung. I think they are trainess/apprentices who are working their asses off to become full-fledged members of a profession. At the same time, however, I recognize the challenges that being in a teaching hospital presents to patients.
Certainly there are benefits to being a teaching patient (more people thinking about your case, looking over your orders, the input from those more recently trained may include unique or cutting edge solutions) but there are drawbacks too. If I were an attending or resident and a patient refused medical student involvement, I would certainly say to the patient, "I understand that you don't want to be seen by _____. Can you tell me why?" and try to encourage the patient to reconsider.
I also think it's important to remember that as medical students, the opportunity to interact with patients is ultimately a privilege and not a right. I think it's important to recognize that at times we impose another layer of inconvenience without bringing much benefit. I would argue that I have taken more away from most patients than I have been able to give to them - and there's NOTHING wrong with that. I (and most/all other medical students) will repay this debt 100-fold. I just think that recognizing our limitations as medical students helps keep us humble in our interactions with patients, which subsequently improves those interactions.
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