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Why our medical malpractice system is superior to not having one. One of the topics I went to China to discuss was our medical school’s approach to teaching medical ethics. At Wuhan University they have a first-year course, but I was told by both the school administrators and some of the students that the material is dry and not seen of immediate importance, [...]
One of the more bizarre experiences I’ve had in medicine occurred on a recent trip to China. I’d been invited to meet with a doctor for a discussion and tour of Renmin (“People’s”) Hospital in Hubei Province. Before I went, she asked me to “give a talk.” Reasonably, she asked what I was planning to [...]
I have a newfound respect for arms reduction experts, treaty negotiators, and diplomats of all portfolios. I’m honored to have been part of a recent delegation from GlassHospital U. to Wuhan University in Hubei Province, China. The leadership of Wuhan’s medical school has embarked on an ambitious educational reform plan and has sought outside consultation [...]
In our unremitting effort to make transparent all that is Medicine, GlassHospital has journeyed to China, home of the 2008 Summer Olympics. The real reason we’re here is to facilitate dialogue and cultural exchange between two great medical schools, those being the one affiliated with GlassHospital and the one here at Wuhan University. Like many [...]
When I made the choice to be a doctor at a medical school I wasn’t sure exactly what ramifications (beside teaching the next generations of doctors) my job would have. It became clear to me after a year that being an academic afforded me many privileges: of course, mentoring and teaching relationships, but also the [...]