Standards at UCLA Medical School
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In the story: "“One professor said that a student in the operating room could not identify a major artery when asked, then berated the professor for putting her on the spot. Another said that students at the end of their clinical rotations don't know basic lab tests and, in some cases, are unable to present patients."
(insert old man yells at sky picture here)
I can almost, almost, understand some ignorance about anatomy. But the list of "major" arteries is pretty short. Perhaps a dozen. Perhaps?
But to complain about being called out on your ignorance? Unforgivable.
To "present a patient" means to have taken a thorough history, done a physical exam, and compiled a list of possible diagnoses.
So, on rounds the next morning, you would say...
Mr. K is a 74 year old caucasian male who presents with intermittent abdominal pain.
(then a history of where, when, type of pain).
His physical examination reveals....
(a thorough physical, not only the abdomen, but everything.
Differential Diagnosis is:
- He's crazy
- He has cancer.
- ...etc
Workup should include the following tests:
- Bloodwork
- CT of abdomen
....and so on.
This process is taught during your SECOND YEAR of medical school - or at least it should be.
This is frightening stuff.
@George-K said in Standards at UCLA Medical School:
In the story: "“One professor said that a student in the operating room could not identify a major artery when asked, then berated the professor for putting her on the spot. Another said that students at the end of their clinical rotations don't know basic lab tests and, in some cases, are unable to present patients."
(insert old man yells at sky picture here)
I can almost, almost, understand some ignorance about anatomy. But the list of "major" arteries is pretty short. Perhaps a dozen. Perhaps?
But to complain about being called out on your ignorance? Unforgivable.
To "present a patient" means to have taken a thorough history, done a physical exam, and compiled a list of possible diagnoses.
So, on rounds the next morning, you would say...
Mr. K is a 74 year old caucasian male who presents with intermittent abdominal pain.
(then a history of where, when, type of pain).
His physical examination reveals....
(a thorough physical, not only the abdomen, but everything.
Differential Diagnosis is:
- He's crazy
- He has cancer.
- ...etc
Workup should include the following tests:
- Bloodwork
- CT of abdomen
....and so on.
This process is taught during your SECOND YEAR of medical school - or at least it should be.
This is frightening stuff.
You know, I’m starting to root for the AI Doc.
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The sick part is, this produces racism (of the rational sort where you wonder whether people who look a certain way are only doctors because they look a certain way). But any racism is good racism as far as the left is concerned, as it reinforces the narratives that keep them in power.
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The sick part is, this produces racism (of the rational sort where you wonder whether people who look a certain way are only doctors because they look a certain way). But any racism is good racism as far as the left is concerned, as it reinforces the narratives that keep them in power.
@Horace said in Standards at UCLA Medical School:
the rational sort where you wonder whether people who look a certain way are only doctors because they look a certain way
What is even worse is that the doctors will never know if their race got them the MD.
They will always wonder if they are qualified.
Lucky for me I'll never have to wonder.
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Scary!!!
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@George-K said in Standards at UCLA Medical School:
Screenshots, lest the tweets get deleted.
His failure to understand basic manpower and resource allocation principles suggests he was a DEI MBA recipient as well.
