Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to M C Livingston.
The principles of Hippocrates's teaching and practice with respect to general medicine, sportsmedicine, and orthopaedics are described. The method of examination, the essentials of diagnosis, prognosis, and patient participation are emphasized. Manual medicine, the balance of rest and exercise, and the avoidance of overuse of one treatment are also discussed.
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Can the medical student benefit from spending time in the offices of community physicians? Eight consecutive final-year medical students visited the offices of 39 physicians, 31 family physicians and eight specialists, in the communities of Richmond and Delta, British Columbia. The students describe the value of their experience, common problems seen, continuity of care, practice variation, opportunities in specialist office practice and the standard of practice observed. We strongly suggest that some medical student instruction must take place in the community to ensure improved patient care from doctors with a reality-based training. All students, whatever their eventual area of work, would benefit from this experience and we recommend that other centres try similar experiments.
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This paper describes part of an education experiment at the University of British Columbia at Vancouver.Six final-year medical students spent approximately 12 weeks in a community. Their time was divided between the hospital and various doctors' offices. They answered a simple questionnaire to describe their experiences and commented favourably upon the opportunities for direct patient contact, learning basic skills, informal teaching by both family physicians and consultants, and the variety of work available.They had the opportunity to follow up the progress of the patient and learn the natural history of common illnesses. They achieved their basic objectives. We conclude from their reports and informal conversation that the experiment was successful and recommend other institutions to try similar programs.
This study reveals the background of some of those Canadian general practitioners who have contributed original work during the past two decades. Fifteen observers are noted. They have usually reached 40 years. They come from different backgrounds but usually have pursued further post-graduate study. They are located chiefly in smaller centres and are engaged in either solo or group practice. The paucity of work raises certain questions. The observers were asked why they attempted their study and what was their greatest difficulty in completing the project. Their replies reveal some of the opportunities and obstacles to research. Future opportunities for research are considered.
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