Comments on: Tribal issues http://perchesinthesoul.com/2008/12/11/tribal-issues/ Mon, 07 May 2012 18:09:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Meredith http://perchesinthesoul.com/2008/12/11/tribal-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-3312 Meredith Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:13:13 +0000 http://perchesinthesoul.com/?p=237#comment-3312 Amy, I can't remember how I found this blog, but I recognized you from the halls of our medical school. I'm a PGY2 IM resident and I just wanted you to know that not all internists see our patients as problem lists. There are many of us who embrace the holistic view of patients as people. I'm sorry you aren't seeing that side of things on your rotation, since it is the reason I went into IM. I think there are docs who are blinded to the humanity of their patients in every field, sad but true. Keep the faith, you know that you are doing your patients a tremendous good by listening, by really paying attention to them. Sometimes that's the most effective intervention we can offer. M Amy,
I can’t remember how I found this blog, but I recognized you from the halls of our medical school. I’m a PGY2 IM resident and I just wanted you to know that not all internists see our patients as problem lists. There are many of us who embrace the holistic view of patients as people. I’m sorry you aren’t seeing that side of things on your rotation, since it is the reason I went into IM. I think there are docs who are blinded to the humanity of their patients in every field, sad but true. Keep the faith, you know that you are doing your patients a tremendous good by listening, by really paying attention to them. Sometimes that’s the most effective intervention we can offer.

M

]]> By: Joe http://perchesinthesoul.com/2008/12/11/tribal-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-3307 Joe Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:57:38 +0000 http://perchesinthesoul.com/?p=237#comment-3307 Great post. Your allegiance is where it should be. If only the power was in the hands of the healers and not the bureaucrats and insurance companies. The problem is that it is much easier (and more profitable) to game the system than actually help people. Fight on! Great post. Your allegiance is where it should be. If only the power was in the hands of the healers and not the bureaucrats and insurance companies. The problem is that it is much easier (and more profitable) to game the system than actually help people. Fight on!

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