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I was delighted to read "Teaching Interviewing" by Korsch."1 Most interesting was her query: "Why do certain well-trained physicians recoil from patients" expression of emotion and withdraw into technology whenever possible?" As a pediatric resident who teaches residents and medical students, I would like to suggest several possible answers. First, medical school selection committees rarely pick candidates for their humanitarianism. Indeed, idealistic statements from candidates are often viewed as "unrealistic" and "immature." Second, relating to patients is rarely discussed or encouraged in training medical students or residents. Medical students are imprinted with the technological.
1999 ◽
Vol 11
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pp. 66-74
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2008 ◽
Vol 188
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pp. 349-354
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1977 ◽
Vol 52
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pp. 961-70
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2007 ◽
Vol 41
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pp. 362-368
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