Defensive Medicine: The Lesson Medical School Never Teaches
Defensive medicine is the hidden lesson of medical training. Why young doctors over-test, what it costs patients, and 5 ways to practice confidently.
Defensive medicine is the hidden lesson of medical training. Why young doctors over-test, what it costs patients, and 5 ways to practice confidently.
The leap from student to doctor Medical school teaches you to recognise disease. The first year of practice teaches you everything around it: responsibility, teamwork, paperwork, and the weight of being the person patients look to for answers. Ask junior doctors what the first year is really like and the same themes come up again […]
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