Why am I hearing this nonsense from a scienceblogger? [denialism blog] |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 12:02 am |
| Tags: medical education |
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Who wrote this? As someone who spends a substantial portion of his professional time teaching medical students, I can tell you that this kind of attitude-that physicians are gods, not mere mortals, and wield power over other human beings that no one dare question-is inculcated in them from the very beginning of medical training. It is an ugly secret of our medical training system. And the more prestigious the institutions where physicians receive their training, the more overweening is this attitude. Anything that a physician calls a "joke" or "for the patient's benefit" simply is that, and how dare anyone question that judgment! Surgeons are the worst, they cut people's fucking asses open with sharp knives, and they are basically used to functioning as dictators in the operating room. These leads to the development of attitudes which makes perfect sense in light of the practical demands of surgery. But they do not work well in other areas of life. Put a surgeon in charge of [ Full article ] |
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