A welcome to new residents

Twenty-five years have passed since I finished my residency, and a lot has changed. Back then, we hand wrote all our notes, and the only time we looked at a computer screen was to obtain laboratory results. Now, residents spend more time in front of a computer screen than at the bedside.

I contend that electronic health records (EHR) are an obstacle to learning the art and practice of medicine during …

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