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A (re)Visit to an Old-Fashioned Doctor

Sensible Medicine

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. An exam finding does, on occasion, make you feel more comfortable with your diagnosis.

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Rehumanizing the Patient Experience

Minority Nurse

We wait for the test results. We wait to be discharged. ” If you’re waiting to be discharged from the hospital, what time you’ll be able to leave is anyone’s guess since one hand often doesn’t know what the other hand is doing. We wait to see the provider. We wait for our IV to be started.

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What to Expect After Medical School

Accepted Blog

There will always be new procedures, new medications, and new lab tests to learn about. Through patient case scenarios, the exam tests your ability to formulate a diagnosis based on a patient’s history, their physical exam, and the associated lab findings. It also tests your ability to manage a patient.