July 16, 2009
That’s a tall order for many American physicians.
Atul Gawande recently addressed the graduating class of the University of Chicago medical school. In his speech, which is an extension of his celebrated New Yorker piece, he looks at so-called “positive deviants,” or doctors who practice higher value, higher quality care, than everyone else.
What makes these [...]
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July 15, 2009
Generally, all third-year American medical students rotate in medicine, surgery, OB/GYN, pediatrics, and psychiatry.
Should geriatrics be added to that list?
After all, patients aged 65 years and older make up more than 40 percent in medical specialty care, and over 30 percent in surgical care. For instance, heart attacks present differently in the elderly, and [...]
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