Who is going to save medical science from “ peer reviewed ” madness ?

This 90-second video clip is a “perfect provocation” .Allan Savory  is a renowned ecologist from Africa. He is a global leader in environment and eco protection. He is making this famous comment, during one of his interviews from within the deep forests of Zimbabwe, after years of ground-level work in the field of desertification and climate change. I can understand his feelings, as we also encounter similar situations at ground zero of the health care delivery system. (I wonder if there is anything called peer-reviewed bedside caring) We realize wide gaps between academia, patient care, and research are the norm, not an exception. One reason for this is, even well-learned medical professionals find it difficult to comprehend, that the practice of medicine is essentially an art, administered with love, care, service-mindedness. A cost-effective infrastructure with an immense amount of teamwork is critical ( Of course, guided by a fair amount of knowledge, expertise based on good scientific principles)   Final message  As Savory says, let us hope, the future looks bright, that welcomes young researchers from the fringes of the scientific community. Let them be conferred with all courage and resources to course-correct medical science from its frequent aberrant and awkward turns.  
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Uncategorized art of healing best book in medicine cost effectiveness in medicine definition of medical care ethics in medicine evidence based medicine harrison principles davidson medical education medical science is an art or true scie Source Type: blogs