I am looking for tips on presenting patients to attendings. I just started third year and I am on my first rotation. My biggest problem is going blank or not knowing what to say (and the accompanying fear of this happening). I probably have some underlying performance anxiety and fear of authority. I also seem to be increasingly forgetful with waning attention. It is actually quite distressing when I think about what seems to be a loss of memory function. I don't know the best way to deal with this but I am willing to work through it.
It happens when interviewing patients as well. If I am alone with them I am fairly comfortable. But add in the rest of the team (or even the attending with a student or two) then suddenly I am extremely uncomfortable.
Another problem referenced above is that sometimes my attention drifts off, missing something that the attending or patient might have said (especially if I am not involved in the conversation and just observing). It doesn't help that my hearing seems to be slightly diminished and a lot of patients/doctors speak very softly.
It happens when interviewing patients as well. If I am alone with them I am fairly comfortable. But add in the rest of the team (or even the attending with a student or two) then suddenly I am extremely uncomfortable.
Another problem referenced above is that sometimes my attention drifts off, missing something that the attending or patient might have said (especially if I am not involved in the conversation and just observing). It doesn't help that my hearing seems to be slightly diminished and a lot of patients/doctors speak very softly.