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From: susie@uwmacc.UUCP (sue brunkow)
Newsgroups: net.college,net.med
Subject: Re: Hacker and Pre-Med Analogy
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Date: Fri, 21-Dec-84 22:05:44 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 21 22:05:44 1984
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Summary: 

In article <1019@aecom.UUCP> werner@aecom.UUCP (Craig Werner) writes:
>2)	Would you rather have a doctor who compassionately holds your hand
>as you expire, or who rudely cures you with a shot of the latest antibiotic?
>

But why can't you be BOTH compassionate and effective? My point
was that there are a lot of people with the ability to do both,
and by selecting on the basis of grades, you're likely to end
up with doctors who effective but not compassionate,
and a lot of patientswho mis-trust doctors.

                                Sue Brunkow
                              Univ. of Wisconsin

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