Say ahhhh!

Days like this are fun because this is when we get to feel what it would be like to be a real physician. IPMs are neat because they allow you to go through the process of reviewing a patient's history, formulating a diagnosis, and then practicing our clinical skills in the simulation room. My group's medical student, Nora, did a great job at showing us how to take patient history, review of systems (ROS), and the multiple steps in a physical exam. It was similar to the Interdisciplinary Study that we started last week but this study wasn't focused as much on the wholistic approach to the patient and the people around them. Our patient ended-up having Menier's Disease and once we had all come to that conclusion we headed down to the simulation center.

This was a lot of fun and doing parts of these check-ups was certainly a bonding experience.

The second part of our day made me more nervous than sticking something up my fellow tier-member's nose. I don't know why I was feeling anxious about the bibliotherapy program. Maybe it just had to do with a part of not wanting to mess up since these were real patients and we would be alone with them without constant supervision. Our first afternoon was at The Haven and overall it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be! I did end up being paired with another tier-member, Katie, which I guess helped ease me into it but the session really just involved being their to listen, not so much reading. I can't remember which presentation it was exactly but a week or two ago I remember a speaker told us that patients are usually interrupted within the first few minutes of their visit. Its hard not to be the one to speak for several hours but I guess listening is as much of the healing process that patients need as much as a diagnosis and prescription.

- Morning Drive-in Jam -

Nothing's Wrong - HAIM

Say You Won't Let Go - James Arthur

Old Now - Rosemary & Garlic

Say You Love Me - Jessie Ware

Suggested books and articles:

Communication Skills and Doctor Patient Relationship by Wong and Lee

Lee A, Wong S. Communication skills and doctor patient relationship. The Hong Kong Medical Diary. 2006;11(3):7-

9. http://www.fmshk.org/database/articles/607.pdf Accessed June 23, 2016.

Being Mortal - Atul Gawande

How Doctors Think - Jerome Groopman

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