And the reasons may depend on complex questions of life experience, morale and trust. That's why we never reduce the role of physician to technician. In addition to becoming a student of science, you will also become a student of human nature. When you leave here, you will have, of course, memorized the branches of the external carotid artery but you will also have had tremendous exposure to the human context, the human condition. This context will enable you to synthesize your scientific knowledge in a way that's relevant and useful in your healing.
Medical Students Are People, Too.
To treat a patient as a person, you have to be a person, too. We treat you with the same respect we want you to have for patients. That's why you'll start to see patients during your very first semester, and why you'll have immediate and ongoing exposure to clinical experiences that will reinforce what you're learning in books. But being a physician is difficult. So naturally the life of a medical student is, too.