ch 12 Flashcards
(10 cards)
There is a current shortage of physicians in which of the following specialties?
GP
dichotomies in medicine discussed in Chapter 11
Private Practice versus Nonprivate Practice
Hospital versus clinical
Academic versus Nonacademic
tf Once physicians choose a specific specialty to pursue, they cannot change their path
F
What factors should a physician consider when choosing their practice?
geographic location
Lifestyle choices
The type of community they prefer
Which of the following is an option for how a physician wants to go into practice?
Work independently
Work for a group
Work for a hospital
Government work
reason for the shortage of general practitioners?
Students seek something they can fully know, and general medicine encompasses too much for any one person to know everything
Negative perceptions of primary care training
Primary care physicians are generally not paid as well as specialists
Working in the OR is like
Emergent procedures may arise
The physician will have a schedule of procedures for the day
Things are not always predictable
Which of the following is a way physicians may keep a record of their patient encounters?
Electronic medical record
Handwritten notes , dictating encounter
A patient is most likely to be seen on time if their appointment is at which of the following times?
Right after lunch
tf A surgeon strictly spends time in the operating room, not in any clinic setting.
f
