Doi - Dr. Doi offers a documented critique of the traditional medical education curriculum along with suggestions for change. This link was suggested by Dr. Doi through the SuccessTypes Medical Education Forum. Rick Stahlhut, MD MS, has mounted a webpage dedicated to this important problem. Some of the abused blame themselves, in a as victims of child abuse often do. What they don't realize is the magnitude of the dysfunction and the long-term effect on physician personalities.
Many patients think their physicians are cold and uncaring.
This page also contains a link to an essay on this subject by Michael Greger, a third year medical student at Tufts. Premeds can use it when they are composing their personal statement and can refer to it advantageously during the interview. Medical students in the doldrums can find renewed inspiration from it. Send mail for suggestions or bad links. Please put 'suggestion' or 'bad link' as the subject and the URL in the body of the message.