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THE STUDENT SECTION of the Journal of the American Medical Association

THE STUDENT SECTION of the Journal of the American Medical Association Practical Pointers and Pitfalls in Medical Practice J. M. ROBB, M.D. DETROIT The pitfalls in the practice of medicine depend to a large extent on what the future holds in the method and the manner of this practice. If state medicine is to be the future, I should discuss with you (1) how to make blanks in triplicate or quadruplicate, (2) how to build political fences, (3) how to kotow to political bureaucracies, (4) how to appease the sadistic boss who likes to see the fellow beneath him wriggle, (5) how one doctor may treat 100 patients a day, (6) how a look and a bottle constitute a consultation and how to steel one's conscience to this, (7) how to ignore the malingerer in order to have some time to comfort the really sick, (8) how to build a nonprofit insurance company and (9) how to become a physician to end physicians. Some alleged weaknesses of our present system may be overcome. But will not many serious evils arise to confound further and deter us in our efforts to help the sick and suffering? There is no group of people in the world that appreciates more than we do the following statement: "There is but one permanent thing in the world, and that is change." On the other hand, there is no group who understands more clearly than we do that this change must be by slow evolution and that this slow evolution must be directed by the pilot who flies the plane of medicine in actual combat with disease. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

THE STUDENT SECTION of the Journal of the American Medical Association

JAMA , Volume 111 (26) – Dec 24, 1938
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1938 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
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10.1001/jama.1938.02790520091054
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Practical Pointers and Pitfalls in Medical Practice J. M. ROBB, M.D. DETROIT The pitfalls in the practice of medicine depend to a large extent on what the future holds in the method and the manner of this practice. If state medicine is to be the future, I should discuss with you (1) how to make blanks in triplicate or quadruplicate, (2) how to build political fences, (3) how to kotow to political bureaucracies, (4) how to appease the sadistic boss who likes to see the fellow beneath him wriggle, (5) how one doctor may treat 100 patients a day, (6) how a look and a bottle constitute a consultation and how to steel one's conscience to this, (7) how to ignore the malingerer in order to have some time to comfort the really sick, (8) how to build a nonprofit insurance company and (9) how to become a physician to end physicians. Some alleged weaknesses of our present system may be overcome. But will not many serious evils arise to confound further and deter us in our efforts to help the sick and suffering? There is no group of people in the world that appreciates more than we do the following statement: "There is but one permanent thing in the world, and that is change." On the other hand, there is no group who understands more clearly than we do that this change must be by slow evolution and that this slow evolution must be directed by the pilot who flies the plane of medicine in actual combat with disease.

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JAMA – American Medical Association

Published: Dec 24, 1938

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