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Adrenaline spikes: Med detective needed, award given
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Hi @jigglejaws94, I am, like Gail, a volunteer mentor and I can find truth in what you both say. I see a number of specialists and they are not all completely "read up" on things that I have first hand knowledge of and not a result of web surfing. I have also had some who were absolutely not interested in what I just read in the Merck manual. I will also make a point that one of my doctors actually told me once while we were doing a volunteer project at church. For every Dr. who finished first in his class and was editor of the medical journal, there was one who finished last and could barely understand the medical journal. He also told me that as long as you can come up with the $50k/year, you will not "flunk" out of medical school. Makes their acceptance process look bad and you are a great source of revenue. So, for all that is worth, I guess I will continue to research and also listen to my doctor unless she/he makes it obvious that they were last in their class.
Best wishes, Gary
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@gailb,Gail, I think the success of forming a team to cover all of a patients needs as is done at many of the best hospitals will cause the "lone wolf" mentality taught in med school to gradually fade away. Although, I assume that, in a cancer case for example, the nutritionist is not telling the surgeon how to do his job and she is not telling the oncologist how to do their job, etc... I think I am rambling, so I am gonna logout! HA!
@jigglejaws94 LOL! I have two doctor friends and they both told me NOT to tell my doctor that I have doctor friends because they will instantly be on guard and think you are checking every diagnosis and script with your friends. I have listened to their advice. 🙂
@jigglejaws94 Interesting. The husband of the couple we are closest friends with is a doctor (ob/gyn) and I never mentioned that to my PCP but one time my husband came with me and he did! I felt like it was trying to garner extra attention or something so I didn't want it mentioned. Since his specialty is much different from that of a PCP though I doubt that my PCP would feel like I was checking with him, and I really do not.
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LOL, your story is so true. Sometimes it's hard to tell if a doctor is mediocre or last in their class. I can usually tell who is first or close to that. A surgeon once told me that all surgeons are taught in medical school that they are/must be infallible, therefore they are always right. He was explaining how the idea of being part of a collaborative medical team is almost impossible due to their training not to listen to others input. However, I think medical schools are beginning to change their tactics due to patient pressure. That's why the seminar I was in with the surgeons and Human Resource folks was being held a few years ago.
Gail
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