The 6 missing Es in Medical Education

Medical training can be arduous. It comprises years of concentrated training, to ensure that the professional knowledge base of graduating doctors is sound , allowing them to efficiently and effectively take care of their patients . While medical school does a good job in inculcating sound professional theoretical and practical skills so that doctors can do a good job as medical professionals , there are still some glaring lacunae in medical education today. These gaps are one of the reasons the medical profession finds itself in the sad state it is in today. Some of these gaps were well articulated by Dr. Reddy of the PHFI in an article published in the Hindu in 2009. This is my updated list !EthicsThis is a topic which is rarely discussed in medical college . I guess one of the reasons is that it’s very hard to really teach ethics . It’s something you imbibe from your parents, and if your ethical base is not sound by the time you enter medical college, then no amount of lecturing or preaching will help to fix the problem.  Unless we have medical college professors and teachers who are ethical role models, we can talk about ethics until we are blue in the face , but nothing will really change .EmpathyThe two things which a patient comes to a doctor for are his professional skills and his compassion . If the compassion is missing , then no amount of professional and technical competence can make up for this. Unfortunately, polishing a doctor’s bedside manners and h...
Source: The Patient's Doctor - Category: Obstetricians and Gynecologists Tags: doctors medical college medical education Medical school Source Type: blogs