Remembering pre-med students way-back-when and how so many of them were out for blood, so to speak. Ethical never comes to mind when I think of those individuals. Luckily, there are exceptions and those are the ones that need to speak up louder than ever!!!
Med students, for the past 30 years at least have been selected for their grades/GPA. And in that regard their GPA rarely if ever reflects their analytical skills or ability to think critically. But boy are they good at answering multiple choice (or multiple guess) tests! They memorize well too. But they're incapable of working through a problem for which a drug company or their university has not developed a readily available algorithm. That's why, when I asked a certain head of ED what they were doing for COVID (back in 2021) he told me that they start with Remdesivir and then if necessary ventilation. Of course ventilation was needed because of Remdesivir side effects! That was the algorithm he was told to follow and they did, without question, not even a peep. And then he spiced up his comment by indicating that he was doing this because this is what evidence based medicine was supporting. Well, there's evidence and there's evidence but on hearing this I knew our healthcare system, especially in its battle with COVID, was doomed.
So, so many have blood on their hands.
Remembering pre-med students way-back-when and how so many of them were out for blood, so to speak. Ethical never comes to mind when I think of those individuals. Luckily, there are exceptions and those are the ones that need to speak up louder than ever!!!
Med students, for the past 30 years at least have been selected for their grades/GPA. And in that regard their GPA rarely if ever reflects their analytical skills or ability to think critically. But boy are they good at answering multiple choice (or multiple guess) tests! They memorize well too. But they're incapable of working through a problem for which a drug company or their university has not developed a readily available algorithm. That's why, when I asked a certain head of ED what they were doing for COVID (back in 2021) he told me that they start with Remdesivir and then if necessary ventilation. Of course ventilation was needed because of Remdesivir side effects! That was the algorithm he was told to follow and they did, without question, not even a peep. And then he spiced up his comment by indicating that he was doing this because this is what evidence based medicine was supporting. Well, there's evidence and there's evidence but on hearing this I knew our healthcare system, especially in its battle with COVID, was doomed.
Really tired of that term:
“Evidence based medicine”
Mom Of 5: If not based on evidence, what do you want medicine to be based on instead?