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41 Secrets You Doctor Would Never Share (except with Reader's Digest) (via Digg)
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41 Secrets You Doctor Would Never Share (except with Reader's Digest)
In many hospitals, the length of the white coat is related to the length of training. Medical students wear the shortest coats.
--Pediatrician, Baltimore
Haha that one made me laugh.
Shocking Stats
58% would give adolescents contraceptives without parental consent.
Source: New England Journal of Medicine
WTH would you not give your patients contraceptives?
Haha that one made me laugh.
I hear this one ALL the time from the residents who are precepted in the clinic where I shadow...
Is it true? Do any other pre-meds have a perspective on this one?
There's actually truth to this one as Law2Doc said.
Several male pre-med friends of mine have said that on their shadows, even after being introduced to the patients as a student who is shadowing, the patients often call them "doctor". I think there definitely is a gender bias.
Yep, that's happened to me a couple times.Several male pre-med friends of mine have said that on their shadows, even after being introduced to the patients as a student who is shadowing, the patients often call them "doctor". I think there definitely is a gender bias.
Probably, but you'll risk bad word-of-mouth. That probably doesn't mean much, though, since there's such a phenomenal shortage of doctors that a few (dozen) patients won't make any difference at all.As a physician in private practice, will I have the ability to refuse to see patients who won't take me seriously because I'm a woman?
Doubtful, but it's much easier to make their lives hellish. A 3-hour wait for a check-up is a very effective teaching tool.What about in a hospital?
Yep, that's happened to me a couple times.
Probably, but you'll risk bad word-of-mouth. That probably doesn't mean much, though, since there's such a phenomenal shortage of doctors that a few (dozen) patients won't make any difference at all.
Doubtful, but it's much easier to make their lives hellish. A 3-hour wait for a check-up is a very effective teaching tool.
Heh. If they thought I was an incompetent woman-doctor before the check-up, they may have no doubts after the 3-hour wait!
Christ, take it easy. I doubt anyone is mistaking you on purpose with malicious intent. They just expect a male doctor. Correct their mistake and treat them instead of acting like a vindictive child.
Yep, that's happened to me a couple times.
Probably, but you'll risk bad word-of-mouth. That probably doesn't mean much, though, since there's such a phenomenal shortage of doctors that a few (dozen) patients won't make any difference at all.
Doubtful, but it's much easier to make their lives hellish. A 3-hour wait for a check-up is a very effective teaching tool.
Hmm. I have no doubt this happens all the time to female physicians. But at my job as a paternity collector, I wear a white lab coat, and people for whatever reason, think I'm a doctor all the time. Sure, I get a few people who realize I'm just a student with a part-time job, then there are the few who call me "nurse". But a significant portion sort of seem scared of me as a "doctor" or something... it must be the coat. Or else, it's something about my demeanor... I'm kind of quiet, and for some reason I've found people seem to be intimidated by that. If I were more gregarious, I think they'd think I were a nurse...
I imagine if female physicians refrain from wearing the "colorful scrubs" patients would naturally identify them as physicians based on the coat.
In many ways, doctors are held to an unrealistic standard. We are never, ever allowed to make a mistake. I don't know anybody who can live that way.
--James Dillard, MD
"Many patients assume that female physicians are nurses or therapists. I can't tell you how often I've introduced myself as Dr. M. and then been called a nurse, therapist, or aide and asked to fetch coffee or perform other similar tasks. I have great respect for our nurses and other ancillary personnel and the work they do, but this doesn't seem to happen to my male colleagues."
Gosh some females are annoying.
Honestly, if you don't like to be held to the standard of not being allowed to make mistakes, go into weather forecasting.
Sexism much?
Ahem... yes, but she's the one demeaning demeaning her own sex. Reminds me of Elliot from Scrubs.
This quote just shows the naivety of some doctors. Who expects/allows their dentist to make a mistake? Or their lawyer? Or their banker? Honestly, if you don't like to be held to the standard of not being allowed to make mistakes, go into weather forecasting. For everybody else the standard is higher. And it is totally realistic to expect that someone who goes through 4 years of school and 3-5 years of training is going to be pretty darn good. And most are. And for when they aren't they have insurance. That's just the nature of the beast.
In order to avoid getting angry and frustrated for no reason, I'm going to refrain from reading the user comments.
I made the same choice.
What a silly article.
RD is not exactly a serious publication though, so I'm sure they're readership will eat it up.
Same here.Unfortunately, I did not make the same choice.
RD is not exactly a serious publication though, so I'm sure they're readership will eat it up.
I found it very surprising 42% of the doctors would refuse their patients contraceptives.That article didn't really show anything too surprising. Quite of few of those sounded very pandabearesque even.
What was silly about it? I thought it was one of the more informative, better written articles about the true feelings of medical professionals. What would you say is silly about it? And I'll give you a few outlyers...i.e. the chiropractor who gets people into gowns when they aren't listening to you. But on the whole i thought it was pretty good.
I think this points more to your naivete. Being a doctor is not the same as being a banker or a lawyer.
As it has been pointed out, Law2Doc's attitude many times is a turnoff.
I think this points more to your naivete. Being a doctor is not the same as being a banker or a lawyer. And the length of training doesn't change the fact that some things are outside your control, or fall through the cracks, or are overlooked, despite due diligence. I understand that people don't expect you to make mistakes, but that doesn't make it reasonable.
Why? Because you can't handle the truth? Try reading Panda Bears blog if you really want to know the truth of medical training and medical career.
What is true is that Law2Doc comes across as condescending about 50% of the time.
Last time I checked, Panda Bear was a resident, NOT a med student.[/quote]
Mam, take a minute to re-read my post. I said to learn about medical training and medical school. Last time I checked, a resident is the process of medical training. Also, the last time I checked, a medical student knows what medical school is like. He has posts about both topics.
Uh oh Law2Doc bashing hijack....
He is also a lot older than most of us and has been to law school (I think).
Just sayin'...
Uh oh Law2Doc bashing hijack....
He is also a lot older than most of us and has been to law school (I think).
Just sayin'...
I was just going to read through this thread and not say anything, but this made me LOL