Comments on: The Inaugural Post http://blog.allencheng.com/2009/08/the-inaugural-post/ Learn Medicine with a Medical Student Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:16:29 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Allen http://blog.allencheng.com/2009/08/the-inaugural-post/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Allen Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:46:21 +0000 http://blog.allencheng.com/?p=3#comment-34 GTK: Thanks for the thoughtful comment. You're right that doctors should do whatever they can, and this sometimes means thinking holistically about the patient's quality of life and potential for success of treatment. As you may know, doctors cannot forbid treatment, they can only make recommendations. The responsibility of starting treatment lies with the patient. And you're right that certain parts of medical practice are out of the doctor's hands, but this does not mean that doctors should be resigned to the institutional status quo. A good degree of activism on the doctors' side is necessary for forward momentum in change. GTK: Thanks for the thoughtful comment. You’re right that doctors should do whatever they can, and this sometimes means thinking holistically about the patient’s quality of life and potential for success of treatment. As you may know, doctors cannot forbid treatment, they can only make recommendations. The responsibility of starting treatment lies with the patient.

And you’re right that certain parts of medical practice are out of the doctor’s hands, but this does not mean that doctors should be resigned to the institutional status quo. A good degree of activism on the doctors’ side is necessary for forward momentum in change.

]]> By: GTK http://blog.allencheng.com/2009/08/the-inaugural-post/comment-page-1/#comment-32 GTK Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:43:27 +0000 http://blog.allencheng.com/?p=3#comment-32 Interesting thought. But don't you think doctors have a full responsibility to their patients to do everything they can for the patient? The regulation of whether insurance will pay for a treatment given certain information - for instance, mutational status - is out of the doctor's hands. The doctor should work with what he has, not restrict treatment for the good of society. Interesting thought. But don’t you think doctors have a full responsibility to their patients to do everything they can for the patient? The regulation of whether insurance will pay for a treatment given certain information – for instance, mutational status – is out of the doctor’s hands. The doctor should work with what he has, not restrict treatment for the good of society.

]]> By: Protocol Snow http://blog.allencheng.com/2009/08/the-inaugural-post/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Protocol Snow Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:23:21 +0000 http://blog.allencheng.com/?p=3#comment-11 Looking forward to seeing your perspective about medical school! Ask me if you have any questions, need advice, etc. Looking forward to seeing your perspective about medical school! Ask me if you have any questions, need advice, etc.

]]> By: Thomas http://blog.allencheng.com/2009/08/the-inaugural-post/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Thomas Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:42:31 +0000 http://blog.allencheng.com/?p=3#comment-2 Best of luck! Best of luck!

]]> By: Allen http://blog.allencheng.com/2009/08/the-inaugural-post/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Allen Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:44:02 +0000 http://blog.allencheng.com/?p=3#comment-33 mike: Great! Feel free to ask me any questions at all about schoolwork, thinking about med school, etc. mike: Great! Feel free to ask me any questions at all about schoolwork, thinking about med school, etc.

]]> By: mike http://blog.allencheng.com/2009/08/the-inaugural-post/comment-page-1/#comment-3 mike Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:41:12 +0000 http://blog.allencheng.com/?p=3#comment-3 hey i just found your blog through your site. i'm a Harvard soph premed now, so i look forward to learning about med school from you! hey i just found your blog through your site. i’m a Harvard soph premed now, so i look forward to learning about med school from you!

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