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What deficiency is the greatest concern in medical education?

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Jun 26, 2024
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In a recent, well written and balanced article in the Atlantic magazine, Ben Mazur makes many of the same points that I made in my prior piece on UCLA and leaked medical school grades. You can read that my thoughts on that here:

Why no one is right about UCLA medical school: Top schools can't settle for *average* grads & Reporters have to analyze data properly

Why no one is right about UCLA medical school: Top schools can't settle for *average* grads & Reporters have to analyze data properly

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May 27, 2024
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But towards the end of his piece, he makes one argument that requires a deeper dive.

”I have seen more people hurt by doctors who don’t know how to speak Spanish or build rapport than by doctors who forgot the name of a blood vessel.”

Let’s dive into this….

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