Comments on: Howdy! http://www.agraphia.net/howdy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=howdy Medical Tragicomedy Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:21:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Daniel Reeves http://www.agraphia.net/howdy/#comment-442 Daniel Reeves Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:57:32 +0000 http://www.agraphia.net/howdy/#comment-442 Tiffany, respect is not equivalent to appreciation. You can feign appreciation; respectful treatment is everything you put out on the table for people to see. Even respect out of obligation is not feigned respect because it is respect. However, its meaning is distorted. Unfortunate, but not disrespectful. I'm confident that Zac treats his patients with respect. To be blunt, Zac must do so obligatorily in his field, but I also faith he does so out of heart. Tiffany, respect is not equivalent to appreciation. You can feign appreciation; respectful treatment is everything you put out on the table for people to see. Even respect out of obligation is not feigned respect because it is respect. However, its meaning is distorted. Unfortunate, but not disrespectful.

I’m confident that Zac treats his patients with respect. To be blunt, Zac must do so obligatorily in his field, but I also faith he does so out of heart.

]]> By: Lyle http://www.agraphia.net/howdy/#comment-441 Lyle Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:18:56 +0000 http://www.agraphia.net/howdy/#comment-441 Professionalism isn't something that's injected into medical students once they walk into a hospital for the first time, it must be cultivated. When you're on your own time you have to say what you feel and what you would have said if the patient was your own. It strikes me that professionalism involves being honest with your patients about what it truly causing their problems. (This, by the way, is how you earn the respect of your patients and peers; not by smiling vacantly, acquiescing and lying.) And as a side note, you learn more about someone and what they have to say if you read their blog right: oldest to newest entry; this would be a better way to hear the author's voice before you admonish them and cast them aside. Professionalism isn’t something that’s injected into medical students once they walk into a hospital for the first time, it must be cultivated. When you’re on your own time you have to say what you feel and what you would have said if the patient was your own.

It strikes me that professionalism involves being honest with your patients about what it truly causing their problems. (This, by the way, is how you earn the respect of your patients and peers; not by smiling vacantly, acquiescing and lying.)

And as a side note, you learn more about someone and what they have to say if you read their blog right: oldest to newest entry; this would be a better way to hear the author’s voice before you admonish them and cast them aside.

]]> By: Doug http://www.agraphia.net/howdy/#comment-440 Doug Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:33:08 +0000 http://www.agraphia.net/howdy/#comment-440 I think you are missing quite a bit here Tiffany. 1. This is his personal blog. It is not part of his job, or his professionalism. It is something that he does because he enjoys it. It is similar to a diary/journal, and as such does not follow the standards he uses at his job. 2. It appears to me that he cares a lot, not that he cares too little. The whole point of the post is that Zac disagrees with the treatment being done, not that he doesn't want to help people. If he "cared so little" then he wouldn't care that an ineffective treatment was being given. He wouldn't care that the man will probably die without a serious effort to get his weight in check. Being professional is a very important part of being a doctor, but so is being honest. I think you are missing quite a bit here Tiffany.

1. This is his personal blog. It is not part of his job, or his professionalism. It is something that he does because he enjoys it. It is similar to a diary/journal, and as such does not follow the standards he uses at his job.

2. It appears to me that he cares a lot, not that he cares too little. The whole point of the post is that Zac disagrees with the treatment being done, not that he doesn’t want to help people. If he “cared so little” then he wouldn’t care that an ineffective treatment was being given. He wouldn’t care that the man will probably die without a serious effort to get his weight in check.

Being professional is a very important part of being a doctor, but so is being honest.

]]> By: Tiffany http://www.agraphia.net/howdy/#comment-439 Tiffany Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:32:56 +0000 http://www.agraphia.net/howdy/#comment-439 As a fellow medical student, I'm appalled at your lack of professionalism. I was told that your blog was a good read so I finally came around to reading it. I have not made it past the second entry where you wrote that you were "disgusted by him, I’m not even sure we did the right thing by “treating” him. I’m pretty good at keeping my professional game face on, but I wanted to pull him aside and tell him that frankly, I would write him off as a lost cause. " Your "professional game face"...are you kidding me? Professionalism is an aspect of being a doctor. I really hope that your attitude changes if you ever want to become respected. I'm actually disgusted that you care so little. Please, for the sake of your future patients, learn some respect. As a fellow medical student, I’m appalled at your lack of professionalism. I was told that your blog was a good read so I finally came around to reading it. I have not made it past the second entry where you wrote that you were “disgusted by him, I’m not even sure we did the right thing by “treating” him. I’m pretty good at keeping my professional game face on, but I wanted to pull him aside and tell him that frankly, I would write him off as a lost cause. ”

Your “professional game face”…are you kidding me? Professionalism is an aspect of being a doctor. I really hope that your attitude changes if you ever want to become respected. I’m actually disgusted that you care so little. Please, for the sake of your future patients, learn some respect.

]]> By: Jimmy http://www.agraphia.net/howdy/#comment-438 Jimmy Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:29:31 +0000 http://www.agraphia.net/howdy/#comment-438 I stumbled upon you're little blog here and really enjoy it. It's honest, funny and well written. You have a nice piece of work here. I stumbled upon you’re little blog here and really enjoy it. It’s honest, funny and well written. You have a nice piece of work here.

]]> By: Kelly http://www.agraphia.net/howdy/#comment-437 Kelly Fri, 24 Aug 2007 06:02:16 +0000 http://www.agraphia.net/howdy/#comment-437 I just wanted to say hi and that I love your blog. It has kept me entertained for hours. I'm starting my third year at college and hoping to go to medical school. I take my MCAT in January and your blog has made me want to work harder and go to med school even more. Keep it up. It's wonderful :) I just wanted to say hi and that I love your blog. It has kept me entertained for hours. I’m starting my third year at college and hoping to go to medical school. I take my MCAT in January and your blog has made me want to work harder and go to med school even more. Keep it up. It’s wonderful :)

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