I think America is really in denial about the degree to which residents, particularly foreign medical graduates, man the county hospitals of this country, and but for their services, I’m not sure how exactly we could manage.
ABRAHAM VERGHESEAt times, with today’s advances in technology, medicine in rural America looks very like it does in America’s cities, but the variety of practices is enormous.
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My sense is that the wonderful technology that we have to visualize the inside of the body often leaves physicians feeling that the exam is a waste of time and so they may shortchange the ritual.
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We aren’t even fighting disease. Its poverty. Money for food, medicines… that helps.
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I still find the best way to understand a hospitalized patient is not by staring at the computer screen but by going to see the patient; it’s only at the bedside that I can figure out what is important.
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As she bent over the child she realized that the tragedy of death had to do entirely with what was left unfulfilled.
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Make something beautiful of your life.
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Sandip Roy has broken new ground in this tale of the modern Indian family. A lovely read
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…guilt leads to righteous action, but rarely is it the right action.
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No blade can puncture the human heart like the well-chosen words of a spiteful son.
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I grew up and I found my purpose and it was to become a physician.
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What treatment in an emergency is administered by ear?
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I joke, but I only half joke, that if you come to one of our hospitals missing a limb, no one will believe you till they get a CAT scan, MRI, or orthopedic consult.
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I have been the apprentice, paid my dues, and have just become master of my ship. But when I look down, why do I see the ancient, tarred, mud-stained slippers that I buried at the start of the journey still stuck to my feet?
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I was taking care of people my age who were dying. The constant feeling, hearing from them, was that life is transient and can end very quickly, so don’t postpone your dreams.
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Though I am fascinated by knowledge, I am even more fascinated by wisdom.
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Another day in paradise’ was his inevitable pronouncement when he settled his head on his pillow. Now I understand what that meant: the uneventful day was a precious gift.
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