Away from Mother Ship, Venturing Out

So, very early on in our medical training, we're taught communication and general history taking skills as well as physical examination skills with the help of simulated patients. Now after about 3 months of that, it's time to put them in actual use. Well, kind of. We'll be venturing out to the "real world" as we're posted to our designated clinics once a week for a 3-hour session, observing and learning from our preceptors. Hopefully it won't be all observing but that we'll also get to do stuff too. I personally want to work on my history-taking and interviewing skills, and all the other basics. Mmm can't wait. It should be fun!

As we prepare ourselves for the adventures and challenges in the next year or so that we can only imagine, one of our professors shared with us the following video from TED. It conveys a simple message, which is to stress the importance of a doctor's touch in a patient-doctor relationship. Couldn't be simple enough, yes, and perhaps it may seem like an ordinary, redundant point to make, but in reality it may be under-appreciated or under-practiced in this fast-paced technologically-driven world that we live in. And so, I just thought it's a good reminder for those of us who will be embarking on our new adventures soon. :)  Good luck everyone!