Re: Going into medicine

From: Kaycnm@aol.com
Sat Jan 29 13:55:34 2005


Dan wrote: When I was at Scott and White Clinic, we surveyed our patients about that issue, during the pregnancy and again post partum. Diferent results, during the pregnancy who delivered was the most importanat thing, afterwards, it didn't matter. So if you can keep them coming to you until they do deliver, then they don't care and you are OK.

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When I worked at UT-Houston, there were several faculty who NEVER delivered their own patients. The patients NEVER complained. "Dr. Creasy couldn't be there for my delivery", they would say. "He was out of town." (i.e. he's SO important)

It was very enlightening to me.

I have never had a patient complain about who did their delivery. Many anguish before hand about who will or won't be there, though.

Once year, the midwives decided to both go to convention and leave the deliveries for the residents. One of the patients was very happy with the resident delivery and praised his patience and kindness. "As good as a midwife" she said.

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Kay Johnson, CNM
Atlanta, GA
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"Life is too important to be taken seriously."
Oscar Wilde
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