Find a doctor that listens to you. If you like to look things up online and want to discuss them, find a physician that is willing to talk about those things. No doctor should ever make you feel bad for asking questions.
Any doctor that gets mad at you for wanting a second opinion, RUN. Good physicians know it is a team effort and won’t be offended if you want to see another specialist to confirm their plan.
The patient MUST have been given informed consent before anything is done (meds, procedure, even a blood draw). This means the physician is required to explain the risks and benefits in laymens terms to the patient. If you as the patient don’t understand something, speak up. The medical…
Resident physician: most doctors 0-3 years out of medical school (average $250,000 in loans) are only paid around $60,000-$80,000 a year for working 80 hour work weeks. Comes out to less than minimum wage plus having to pay back insane student loans 🙃
“Not specifically related to the Jewish community” WTF! This terrorist went into a Jewish synagogue on the Jewish sabbath and held hostages for 11 hours claiming the antisemetic stereotype that jews control everything and they can get a different terrorist released from prison. ANTISEMETISM…
Push your tour guides to tell you something they dislike about the school. Don’t take “I love everything” as an answer- that means their administration is telling them to hide things. Even in a great institution, people will have reasonable complaints. Seeing different schools is…
Pay attention to how other current students (not the tour guides) look. If they look miserable, it’s bc they are. Even during stressful times, a good school will still have lively and decently happy students.
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