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Unavailable112: If Doctors Can't Be Doctors, Why Bother Being Premed?
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112: If Doctors Can't Be Doctors, Why Bother Being Premed?

FromThe Premed Years


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112: If Doctors Can't Be Doctors, Why Bother Being Premed?

FromThe Premed Years

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38 minutes
Released:
Jan 14, 2015
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Podcast episode

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Session 112 In this episode, Ryan and Allison talk about an article on Kevin MD, There Was a Time When Doctors Were Doctors, which primarily, might seem not directly related to premeds. But reading these kinds of articles may in fact have an impact on how you make decisions particularly about whether you really want to pursue medical school. So it does affect you. As a physician in the truest sense of it, there lies a responsibility to be respectful of our profession and not be discouraging to the next generation of physicians. All of you are working so hard to move forward in your careers to start medical school and go through training to become the best physicians. But hearing from disillusioned physicians may only make you cynical and that's the biggest shame of all. So let’s move on and discuss the sentiments of this one physician which he has so expressed through his article for which we give him no judgment for it but respect for the freedom of speech. However, we find it very important to discuss these things and lay out our insights into the many of the topics that have been brought up. "There was a time when doctors were doctors. There was a time when young men and women sacrificed the best years of their youth, learning to treat patients and conquer diseases, not to become typists, paper pushers, data-entry clerks, or to have hospitals, insurance companies, and the federal government dictate to us how to practice medicine." What Ryan and Allison think: There is a wider age range You do sacrifice some good years but it's a journey. Anything worth doing is not a sacrifice The author of the article is framing his point of view There is a lot of administrative work but you don't spend the entire time doing it There might be some work that's not fun and rewarding but it's all part of the master goal of how you grow and learn as a physician Electronic medical record vs. writing them down There is not a ton of patient interaction when you're an intern "There was a time when doctors were trusted... when we were not guilty until proven otherwise, as viewed by bloodthirsty bounty hunters like the wild dogs of the recovery audit contractor (RAC)..." What Ryan and Allison think: Sounds like he got bit by some sort of coding issue Medicare fraud - Ex. Physician in Florida worth of $18 million for medical billing where he's now being audited You can get a complaint file against you about anything but that happens to other professions too. "There was a time when doctor’s orders were meant to be orders. There was a time when our orders were not subject to endless scrutiny and nonsensical denials by HMOs, pharmacists, hospital formularies, insurance companies, and the federal government." What Ryan and Allison think: Just because you have MD after your name, people must do what you say. The letters after your name do not give you any power at all "There was a time when doctor’s opinions were valued and recommendations were followed...when we were not routinely challenged by our patients, their families, their neighbors, hospital case managers, hospital administrators medical officers of HMOs, or some random doctors on the other end of the phone 3,000 miles away." What Ryan and Allison think: It's important to use your clinical judgment. We should be challenged by our patients and their families and the case managers, etc. "The time when you think you know everything is the time when you know nothing." The value of being challenged by yourself and other people around you Practicing medicine ideas as a team to bounce ideas off each other. Here's a challenge: If your patients are asking you why after you talk to them, then you're probably not explaining it properly to them or in the best way you can. Take note of it and improve how you're going to say it to the next patients coming. It's not a personal attack on you. They are not challenges against you but pulling resources together to really help the patient. "There was a t
Released:
Jan 14, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Premed Years is an extension of MedicalSchoolHQ.net. Started by Ryan Gray and his wife Allison who are both physicians, it is another means of bringing valuable information to pre med students and medical students. With interviews with deans of medical schools, chats with trusted, valuable advisors and up-to-date news, The Premed Years and MedicalSchoolHQ.net are the goto resources for all things related to the path to medical school. We are here to help you figure out the medical school requirements. We will show you how to answer the hard questions during your medical school interviews. What is a good MCAT Score? What is the best MCAT Prep? What the heck is the AMCAS? What is the best undergraduate program? What is medical school like? What so you do to volunteer and shadow? Get your questions answered here.