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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 Verghese

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Patients know in a heartbeat if they’re getting a clumsy exam.
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I had an uncle who, looking back, was probably not the most-educated physician around but he carried it off so well.
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