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From: "Fred Cartwright"
Subject: Re: Decline of Anatomy
> It is probably their comunication skills that are at
> fault not their knowledge. I would guess it is your
> non verbal communication that is more convincing than
> the SHO's.
You could be right, although I think SHOs' knowledge generally is way behind
what's needed in our specialty for most cases, but that's another subject
entirely...
> No! Communication is a skill just the same as any
> clinical skill. If it wasn't why would political
> parties, companies etc. spend vast sums training
> people in it.
I'm not sure that spending lots of money on something proves that it's of
benefit. And even politicians tend to be good orators from the word go,
don't they?
> Why should communication skills be any more important
> than any other? You might have someone who was poor at
> communication, but would make a good pathologist,
> researcher etc.
OK, but we should at least select people with the right beliefs and values.
These, I don't believe, can be, or should be, taught.
Adrian
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