The ethics of trainee-patient encounters: Are we practicing on the poor?
I performed my first paracentesis in November of my intern year. It was 3 a.m., and I was on overnight call in a packed ICU. The patient, a 45-year-old male with hepatic encephalopathy, was hardly alert enough to remember my name. He didn’t know I was an intern. He didn’t know I’d never even attempted a paracentesis before.
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Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Nicole Van Groningen, MD Tags: Education Hospital Residency Source Type: blogs
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