I just finished my standardized patient session for ICM II. Basically, I had a few basic stats on a patient and in 20 minutes I had to interview them and perform a focused physical. It was kind of nerve wracking for me-- I haven't practiced my physical exam skills or interview techniques in a while and I'm a bit scared of people, but it ended up going great. Oh, of course I missed tons of questions and wasn't the best physical examiner in the world but... My 2 SP's said that my interviewing was excellent. I was called warm, was told I have a great smile, and was told, "Your patients are going to love you!" Yey, Xavi!!!
It means a lot to me because I might struggle through basic sciences, I might be a physics dummy, but I am determined to be a good clinician. It's what drives me. I love the patients. I love hearing their stories and their lives (even if they are scripted) and I am glad that that is getting across to them. I figure at the end of the day, I myself would prefer a friendly doctor than one who scored the highest in his/her exams. That's just me. So I am especially happy today-- I have things to work on, but I was told to keep my warmth.
On another note, Sarah and I were joking about how to encourage people to leave comments on our blogs, which we love reading, we should post discussion questions-- so here you go:
1. Exactly what makes a good doctor?
2. Is it ok to toot my kazoo, or should I work on my humility?
3. If Xavi blogs, and nobody reads it, did she really blog?
4. If Sarah and Xavi blog, is it really all just one big blog since they live together?
5. What might be some possible reasons that Ananda, the bunny, chooses not to blog?
Alright, that's enough for now. You may answer one, none, or all of these questions. Answers written in binary will be credited (though not understood). Extra credit for answers written in Spanish.
Ok, back to school life.
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Hola. No me conoces pero soy amiga de Sarah. Ahorita estoy en Quito estudiando en la Universidad San Francisco de Quito. Allí estudió Sarah hace muchos años cuando ella todavía era una joven.
Y porque también me gustaría que alguien me dejaría comentarios en mi blog, quería responder a sus preguntas:
1. Una buena doctora es una buena persona.
2. Toot your kazzo...la humildad is over-rated.
3. Sí.
4. No.
5. Ella no sabe escribir a máquina y si ella tuviera un blog, nadie leyería los blogs de otros/as.
Disculpe si no me entiendes.
What makes a good doctor?
1. Competence--there is a vast amount of knowledge (as well as skill) to acquire!
2. Compassion and empathy
3. Love of people and curiosity about them
4. Awareness of the limits of one's knowledge--when to refer
5. Awareness when to begin palliative care
6. Awareness that healing the body is not the same as healing the soul--that physicians buy us time, but that we must find the best ways to use that time.
7. A sense of humor
8. Humility
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