Family medicine

Throughout the practice of medicine, cultural perspective has played a role in the treatment of an individual. Today in an age of interconnectedness around the world, a medical practitioner will come into contact with an abundance of new and different beliefs and attitudes on health. This need for a holistic look at cultural elements on medical practices has become more relevant with the increase of refugees and immigrants being treated within American health centers in order to care for each…

anoplasty is usually done when a child is 1 or 2 days old. LET YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER KNOW ABOUT: Any allergies your child has. All medicines your child is taking, including vitamins, herbs, eyedrops, creams, and over-the-counter medicines. Any problems your child or members of your family have had with the use of anesthetic medicines. Any blood disorders your child has. Any surgeries your child has had. Any medical conditions your child has. RISKS AND…

more or their family more and this can weaken “… the health and strength of the family…” (CEJA Report G-A-93) In medicine, there are many female doctors that are mothers and they are discriminated more than typical female doctors. There many cons for female physicians for having early on in her profession. One of the cons is that having children can affect their opportunity to advance further in their career. Another con is that people see female doctors that take time out of medicine to raise a…

presenting complaint. As a child, I found myself frequently in the hospital due to fever but I clearly recall the compassionate care I received from our family doctor each time I visited the hospital. He had such a strong bond with my family because he knew us not just by names and diagnoses in a chart, but also as a people who fit into their family structure and community. Even though I was little, I drew great inspiration from his comments and professional attributes and was determined…

A female visits the doctor with breast tenderness, a mysterious lump, and nipple discharge. After taking a biopsy, the doctor confirms the patients worst fear, she has breast cancer. Although it is not commonly recognized, medicine ties in to the humanities through the ideas of suffering and discomfort along with community and society. Doctors work with ill people every day to help them recover and heal; healthcare professionals help their patients find their way back into society. The…

on the morality, or ethics, piece to the question then move on to if we were to enact socialized medicine, what would be some of the possible negative outcomes. First, healthcare is not a right. Healthcare is privilege that people must provide for themselves and their families. Synonymous with the concept of healthcare not being / being a right is the morality associated when you socialize medicine. When the state dictates care, the system will inevitably become corrupt. According to…

modern medicine and surgery are beginning to be “considered a global health priority” (Unite for Sight). Medical schools know the importance of creating quality physicians, surgeons, and nurses, and work to inspire these prospective doctors. One particular poem by Emily Dickinson is often snuck into medical literature. It says, Surgeons must be very careful When they take the knife! Underneath their fine incisions Stirs the Culprit—Life! This poem could typically be found preceding…

As an aspiring M.D. or M.D./PhD, it is important to experience the research side of medicine and observe first-hand how it translates into the medical field. By having this clinical/biomedical research experience, I believe that I will have a more holistic and comprehensive perspective of healthcare and medicine that will help me become an exceptional physician one day. As a Neuroscience major following a pre-med track, I have covered a wide range of courses such as chemistry, physics, biology,…

Western medicine taught students to not look at the person as a whole, but only as their disease (Fadiman 61). This helped doctors to avoid bias and practice the same standard of care for all patients, but this becomes a problem when the patient does not agree with western medicine. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down is a perfect example of a worst case scenario of this way of practicing medicine. The refusal of the American doctors to lower their…

a career in medicine began in middle school, when my dad woke up in the…