Sobering words from a medical student:
This “art of defensive medicine” infiltrates the classroom too. We are taught how to ask questions of our patients and treat them in such a way that minimizes our risk of a lawsuit. We are trained what kind of patients to be wary of. Basically, we are taught that we can’t trust our future patients, which is confusing to first-year medical students. How can we expect our patients to trust us if we can’t trust them?
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