Re: RH-Laurie and everyone else

[Guest guest]

Debra

You are certainly right about this. This is why I think it is so important

that I get to work with med. students.

I have also found out recently that I am seeing more younger doctors who

aren't afraid of the diagnosis. It is about time, since I have spent many

years with those who didn't.

laurie

>

> Reply-To:

> Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 19:08:37 -0600

> To: >

> Subject: RH-Laurie and everyone else

>

> I can make a list of things we need to teach young doctors and at the top it

> should read M.D. does NOT mean I am God! I would guess that 50% of the

> posters on MO know more than 98% of new physicians about mito and that is a

> generous boost for the docs. New residents know enough to take an exam and be

> dangerous and the rest of their careers learn something new every week, at

> least.

>

> My daughter took a class about special populations, which included visits from

> afflicted people, deaf, blind, CP, spina bifida and she said without a doubt

> THOSE lectures were wonderful because the insight shared from a victim was

> much more real and enlightening than that from a prof spewing learned facts.

> The focus was mainstreaming children into regular classes and one mother

> refused to allow her son to be in regular classes, he could not keep up and

> the other children should not be held back. How much better it would be to

> relax the med school rules and allow electives such as mito so future doc

> could get a sample of its complexity. Over and over I have heard REAL

> DOCTORS, say if a mito patient (Alice ) told me I needed to be tested

> then I probably should since they know more about it than the doctors!

>

> All too many physicians are afraid of mitochondrial disease because they know

> only enough to be scared and not enough to give safe treatment. A teaching

> hospital needs victims to teach in every rotation because that would make a

> difference!

>

> Debra

>

>

[Guest guest]

Do you think it is possible that the young med students aren't fazed

by the mito. label as it is now being shown that the mitochondria

are actually involved in possibly most diseases ?

Gillian

> Debra

>

> You are certainly right about this. This is why I think it is so

important

> that I get to work with med. students.

>

> I have also found out recently that I am seeing more younger

doctors who

> aren't afraid of the diagnosis. It is about time, since I have

spent many

> years with those who didn't.

>

> laurie

>

> > From: " Debra Beckmann "

> > Reply-To:

> > Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 19:08:37 -0600

> > To: >

> > Subject: RH-Laurie and everyone else

> >

> > I can make a list of things we need to teach young doctors and

at the top it

> > should read M.D. does NOT mean I am God! I would guess that 50%

of the

> > posters on MO know more than 98% of new physicians about mito

and that is a

> > generous boost for the docs. New residents know enough to take

an exam and be

> > dangerous and the rest of their careers learn something new

every week, at

> > least.

> >

> > My daughter took a class about special populations, which

included visits from

> > afflicted people, deaf, blind, CP, spina bifida and she said

without a doubt

> > THOSE lectures were wonderful because the insight shared from a

victim was

> > much more real and enlightening than that from a prof spewing

learned facts.

> > The focus was mainstreaming children into regular classes and

one mother

> > refused to allow her son to be in regular classes, he could not

keep up and

> > the other children should not be held back. How much better it

would be to

> > relax the med school rules and allow electives such as mito so

future doc

> > could get a sample of its complexity. Over and over I have

heard REAL

> > DOCTORS, say if a mito patient (Alice ) told me I needed to

be tested

> > then I probably should since they know more about it than the

doctors!

> >

> > All too many physicians are afraid of mitochondrial disease

because they know

> > only enough to be scared and not enough to give safe treatment.

A teaching

> > hospital needs victims to teach in every rotation because that

would make a

> > difference!

> >

> > Debra

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Gillian

The students I have worked with not only learned themselves (I met them

weekly for almost 2 years) had to present information to their classmates,

so I am sure those I have worked with were impacted. I still have contact

with them by e-mail. I am hoping to get another pair in December.

laurie

>

> Reply-To:

> Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 09:17:31 -0000

> To:

> Subject: Re: RH-Laurie and everyone else

>

>

> Do you think it is possible that the young med students aren't fazed

> by the mito. label as it is now being shown that the mitochondria

> are actually involved in possibly most diseases ?

>

> Gillian

>

>

>

>> Debra

>>

>> You are certainly right about this. This is why I think it is so

> important

>> that I get to work with med. students.

>>

>> I have also found out recently that I am seeing more younger

> doctors who

>> aren't afraid of the diagnosis. It is about time, since I have

> spent many

>> years with those who didn't.

>>

>> laurie

>>

>>> From: " Debra Beckmann "

>>> Reply-To:

>>> Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 19:08:37 -0600

>>> To: >

>>> Subject: RH-Laurie and everyone else

>>>

>>> I can make a list of things we need to teach young doctors and

> at the top it

>>> should read M.D. does NOT mean I am God! I would guess that 50%

> of the

>>> posters on MO know more than 98% of new physicians about mito

> and that is a

>>> generous boost for the docs. New residents know enough to take

> an exam and be

>>> dangerous and the rest of their careers learn something new

> every week, at

>>> least.

>>>

>>> My daughter took a class about special populations, which

> included visits from

>>> afflicted people, deaf, blind, CP, spina bifida and she said

> without a doubt

>>> THOSE lectures were wonderful because the insight shared from a

> victim was

>>> much more real and enlightening than that from a prof spewing

> learned facts.

>>> The focus was mainstreaming children into regular classes and

> one mother

>>> refused to allow her son to be in regular classes, he could not

> keep up and

>>> the other children should not be held back. How much better it

> would be to

>>> relax the med school rules and allow electives such as mito so

> future doc

>>> could get a sample of its complexity. Over and over I have

> heard REAL

>>> DOCTORS, say if a mito patient (Alice ) told me I needed to

> be tested

>>> then I probably should since they know more about it than the

> doctors!

>>>

>>> All too many physicians are afraid of mitochondrial disease

> because they know

>>> only enough to be scared and not enough to give safe treatment.

> A teaching

>>> hospital needs victims to teach in every rotation because that

> would make a

>>> difference!

>>>

>>> Debra

>>>

>>>