The idea is to embed students with patients:
To create more caring doctors, the trainee medics from Melbourne University will shadow patients as they sit in GP waiting rooms, visited specialists and recuperated at home.
Under the scheme, which mirrors a pilot program at Harvard Medical School in the US, partnering a patient with a chronic illness such as diabetes or arthritis will be a compulsory part of the student’s workload.
It will give the trainee doctor a complete view of the patient’s ride through the medical system, including in the home environment.
