10 Questions
According to the article, what concept does this analysis of doctor-patient communication incorporate?
Foucault's concept of the medical gaze
What was the author's experience like at the clinic?
Intense
Who was the author paired with during their visit to the clinic?
A second-year student
What was the emotional state of the woman the author saw at the clinic?
Suicidal and really depressed
How did Ivan, the second-year medical student, feel about his experience in medical school?
Severed and overwhelmed
The article addresses the process of medical education teaches students to 'objectify' their patients, and this article addresses the
medical gaze
The author enjoyed their preceptorship, but it paled in comparison to the
clinic
Ivan, a second-year medical student, felt increasingly severed from whatever had initially motivated him to go through the awful nonsense of medical school, and overwhelmed by just all this universe of facts and figures that I was supposed to be competent in but have no way of
organizing
The author went to the clinic for the first time some time ago, and it was a really
intense experience
The encounter between the second-year student and the suicidal woman was really
sensitive
Test your knowledge on doctor-patient communication in a student-run free clinic for the homeless. Learn about the medical gaze and the soteriological aspects of medicine as analyzed through Foucault and Byron Good's theories. Explore the intense experiences and impactful preceptorships in the clinic.
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