TY - JOUR
T1 - Commentary
T2 - Health care technology and medical education: Putting physical diagnosis in its proper place
AU - Goodman, Robert Lehr
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - Bemoaning the lost art of the physical exam is an ancient practice, dating back hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Since the introduction of the stethoscope in the early 19th century, the clinical skills of physicians have waned as their dependence on technology has grown. This "lost skills literature" reflects the ambivalent relationship the medical profession has had with its technology, a relationship also dating back centuries. Despite the dominant role played by technology in the life of the 21st-century physician, medical students and trainees do not receive sufficient formal training in its use and assessment. This lacuna in training likely contributes to the well-documented inappropriate use of health care technology that threatens any attempt at improved patient care and reform of the health care system. The author recommends the introduction of a formal curriculum in the use and assessment of health care technology in medical education and training.
AB - Bemoaning the lost art of the physical exam is an ancient practice, dating back hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Since the introduction of the stethoscope in the early 19th century, the clinical skills of physicians have waned as their dependence on technology has grown. This "lost skills literature" reflects the ambivalent relationship the medical profession has had with its technology, a relationship also dating back centuries. Despite the dominant role played by technology in the life of the 21st-century physician, medical students and trainees do not receive sufficient formal training in its use and assessment. This lacuna in training likely contributes to the well-documented inappropriate use of health care technology that threatens any attempt at improved patient care and reform of the health care system. The author recommends the introduction of a formal curriculum in the use and assessment of health care technology in medical education and training.
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U2 - 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181dbb55b
DO - 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181dbb55b
M3 - Review article
C2 - 20505391
AN - SCOPUS:77953169558
SN - 1040-2446
VL - 85
SP - 945
EP - 946
JO - Academic Medicine
JF - Academic Medicine
IS - 6
ER -