tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389859942362181544.post294328242717860987..comments2023-12-07T12:16:19.091-05:00Comments on Future of Family Medicine: Medical Student Burnout and Unprofessional ConductSebastianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478213202416223770noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389859942362181544.post-39347351020283736492010-11-13T21:59:52.178-05:002010-11-13T21:59:52.178-05:00Thank you for the feedback and for reading our blo...Thank you for the feedback and for reading our blog. The purpose of this post was to act as a supplement to the information presented in ANN. Future blog posts are definitely going to be shorter, simpler, and less complex. It just seemed fitting to put all of the responses for everybody to view, unedited.Kevin Bernstein, MD, MMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05168961237233669418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389859942362181544.post-17558099529098165322010-11-13T19:13:53.207-05:002010-11-13T19:13:53.207-05:00Since I can't find any direct contact informat...Since I can't find any direct contact information for you (plural; specifically the author of this post), I'd like to respectfully offer some blogging feedback on this post.<br /><br />You have five distinct topics here: <br />1) more information to learn in the same short 4 years, <br />2) the difficulty of selecting appropriate candidates for medical school, <br />3) what defensive medicine looks like from the student perspective,<br />4) the sense that the education of residents, not students, takes precedence in the clinical setting, and finally,<br />5) a general call to arms/everyone needs an attitude adjustment.<br /><br />The best blog posts are those which cover a single topic in at least moderate detail. Ideally when one presents a problem, one tries to include something along the lines of a solution, however idealistic or problematic to actually implement (ie, perhaps the medical school application process should include time spent with actual clinicians, who then have input about who gets admitted; or whatever). Just plain ranting -- going on and on about things you don't like but have no idea how to fix -- can get boring. <br /><br />The nice thing about blogging is that there are no space limitations. You have enough material here for 4-5 quality posts. Go ahead and write them separately. The blog as a whole will be better for it.#1 Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357845504444464397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389859942362181544.post-37447207051529506302010-11-08T22:37:41.039-05:002010-11-08T22:37:41.039-05:00Thanks for the good post, MDstudent31. A lot of im...Thanks for the good post, MDstudent31. A lot of important issues were introduced and discussed. Your comments generated a flashback for me to the VietNam conflict (we never declared war). Well trained, dedicated troops were available to fight as teams and committed to protect each other. A confused US Government wanted measurable indicators of successful warlike production (because former Ford president Robert McNamara was Secretary of Defense). The outcome measure chosen for success was dead bodies of enemy. The troops, who understood how to fight together to secure a military objective as an outcome measure of success, became demoralized when they were told to be killers to succeed. This lead to increased drug abuse and mental health problems as making and counting dead enemy bodies became the goal. Atrocities and dishonesty ensued, adding to the embarrassment experienced with the whole Viet Nam situation.<br />Highly motivated medical students, as mentioned in your post, when misaligned with their values, goals and dreams by participating in wasteful quests for the wrong outcome measures of clinical success may be reacting with burnout and increased mental health problems, similar to our troops in Viet Nam. Good people when trapped with a betrayal of their values by revered leaders such as clinical service attending physicians, residents and interns, may become confused and disillusioned. We as practicing physicians owe more to the physicians of the future.<br />Thanks for your stimulating comments.A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389859942362181544.post-77753403749785864352010-11-08T22:23:02.098-05:002010-11-08T22:23:02.098-05:00"it is difficult for medical students to conv..."it is difficult for medical students to convince themselves<br />that they are actually contributing to the care of patients"<br /><br />Difficult indeed.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754718274193630654noreply@blogger.com