Amy Price posted:
> Do you think it is possible that those fresh out of school have been better
> equipped to deal with the sheer density of information out there and that
> evidence based choices need to be presented as a manageable package or they
> are seen as another unreachable learning curve for those that have
> faithfully practices their whole lives?
>
> It may also be that assuming that this trend is valid other things like
> Senior MDs getting the more complex cases and even that older sicker
> patients may be drawn to an MD that is not too young could impact this area.
>
It might be equally pertinent to know from where new and senior MDs graduated. I can't help but think of two medical schools in the same Canadian province, one focusing on a traditional medical education process while the other was an early pioneer in case-based learning designed to pattern habits of life-long self-directed continuing education and ability to find answers coupled with skills in critical appraisal of found evidence.
David.
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David Birnbaum, PhD, MPH
Adjunct Professor
School of Nursing & School of Population and Public Health
University of British Columbia
Principal, Applied Epidemiology
British Columbia, Canada
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