Sensible Medicine

JANUARY 3, 2025

Doctors of a certain age tend to fetishize the physical exam. I think this is because learning the physical exam is an important part of the socialization of the doctor. Though with every passing day I feel more and more like part of the old guard, I can only give the exam a tepid defense.

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Accepted Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

For this section of our Med School Admissions: What You Need to Know To Get Accepted series, I’ll provide a brief rundown of what happens after you graduate from medical school. There will always be new procedures, new medications, and new lab tests to learn about. urology), while medical specialties (e.g.,

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

I read many of his essays including Hyposkillia and Medical Education on the Brink. Old-fashioned doctors spend whatever time it takes to obtain a good medical history and physical examination. The history and physical exam is not something to be fetishized but something to be recognized as a time saver.

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