why is teaching valued?

[stick]

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Is it because doctors teach? As in teach med students, interns, residents, etc? Or explain to patients what's going on? To parents what's wrong with their kid?

Or is it because there's a similar relationship between doctor and patient as there is between teacher and student?

I'm focusing my ps on the latter and am wondering if I'm taking the wrong direction.

 

[rubisco88]

I think it's both.

 

[Praefectus]

If you have the ability to put concepts into layman terms that anyone could understand, it speaks volumes about your communications skills.

 

[Desp]

If you have the ability to put concepts into layman terms that anyone could understand, it speaks volumes about your communications skills.

Exactly.

 

[lobo.solo]

Isn't med school motto first learn, them do, and finally teach? I guess that's why is important

 

[Bacchus]

Isn't med school motto first learn, them do, and finally teach? I guess that's why is important

See one, do one, teach one.

 

[lobo.solo]

See one, do one, teach one.

ahhh... yeah, this is it. thanks 👍

 

[kimicurtis]

Simply because teaching indicates that you have good communication skills. This is beneficial in a number of ways e.g. It indicates that you will be better able to communicate your diagnosis to your patients and also indicates that you probably are a better listener. It shows that you may be a better doctor than someone who does not have that skill set.

 

[Law2Doc]

See one, do one, teach one.

More like see one, botch one, blame the med student. 🙂

 

[Irish Football]

I believe the word doctor derives from the Latin verb "to teach."

 

[Morsetlis]

More like see one, botch one, blame the med student. 🙂

But I didn't even touch the patient! 🙁

 

[Ansar]

I believe the word doctor derives from the Latin verb "to teach."

Yep! From Wikipedia:
"Doctor, as a title, originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning.[1] The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb docēre [dɔˈkeːrɛ] 'to teach'."

But yeah, if you can teach something well, you've got a real skill for communication.

 

[TealC]

More like see one, botch one, blame the med student. 🙂