miércoles, 2 de junio de 2010

My favourite subject

I really like a subject called "Introducción a la Clínica" because it is the place when I feel closer to medicine. Actually this subject makes feel that I really study medicine, more than other subjects of first year o second year. At the beginning I thought it´s was other boring topic, where a doctor speaks about how is the medical business or the health´s staff, but it was not like I was thinking, because in “Intro” we learn how to be a doctor, what things is better to do or say when a doctor is dealing with a patient, we realize the real role of a doctor for the society, a doctor has to relieve pain, to heal a injuries, to keep company with a patient if he needs, helps in every things we can .
In second year of medicine, the most important subject is physiology, where we learn symptoms of some kind of diseases or the mechanics of the hormones, but physiology does not make me feel like a doctor. In “Intro” the teacher usually says that a medical interview is more important than the fact of thinking in a possible diagnostic, She says that as a doctor we must make that the patient trusts us, that they feels comfortable, so the patient can tell us the symptoms or a sign that helps to discover the desease.
Besides “Intro” we can discuss a lot of things, ethics or clinical cases.

I think that subjects like “Introducción a la Clínica” makes me ask myself if I really can be a physician, a good one.Because you can get knowledge but if you do not have communicational skills with the patient you will not be a good doctor.

2 comentarios:

  1. I totally agree with your post. There is no better way to learn than doing things. Discussion and practice are absolutly necesary.
    So, do you thing you have the skills for connecting with people, your future patients?

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  2. I think it's a very interesting choice and your argument is very logical, however I do not share your choice.
    Good for you

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