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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Question for the doctor, especially due to your location of work. Have you ever been approached for shadowing? How would you prefer to be asked?

[–] Darrell_Winfield 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Yes, have been approached many times. Very open to shadowing and have had multiple people shadow me.

How would you prefer to be asked?

I'm not sure exactly what that question means? I guess I would prefer someone say "I am interested in medicine, can I shadow you to see if it's something I truly want to do?" Or "I'm applying to medical school and need shadowing hours. Your profession sounds like fun, can I shadow you?". Problem is you gotta know someone. Or know someone who knows someone. Can't just walk in off the street and say "I want to shadow", I'll likely say no. Most institutions do have a program to facilitate shadowing, which can help with access to willing docs.

Does that answer your question?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not the person to whole you are talking but I also have a question. There was a meme or something about Cuban medical practices, and they mentioned people from the neighborhood coming along to watch the proceedings and give suggestions. While I don't think a layperson's suggestions are terribly likely to be useful, I do see benefits in making the process of medicine less magical and obscure.

Would you allow someone to tag along quietly even if they weren't seeking a career in medicine?

[–] Darrell_Winfield 7 points 1 week ago

Would you allow someone to tag along quietly even if they weren't seeking a career in medicine?

That's a tough question. Given how much people are wanting to shadow and how little free time I have at work, I'm unlikely to allow some non-medical people to shadow. That's probably the American medicine training speaking there, though.

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