As someone who firmly believes in evidence and empirical data, I’ve often wondered if anyone has studied and analyzed data about medical school practices. As students, we often just assume that the policies and schemes put forth by our schools are ones that have some demonstrable merit. For example, I’ve always thought that our evaluations […]
Check Your Own Pulse
They say in The House of God, “at a cardiac arrest, the first procedure is to check your own pulse.” A popular idiom for emergency room physicians, I believe this proverb’s main intent is to remain calm under pressure. It may also require us as physicians to detach ourselves from our patients, lest we let […]
