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ce As part of our Prairie Doc volunteer work to spread science- based public health information, we have assembled a group of pre-professional college women and men to help us out. Almost every Thursday night at 7 PM (6 mountain time), these young “Prairie Doc Assistants”, or PDAs, answer telephone call-in ques- tions for our TV show on PBS. This changing group, initiated by our friend and advisor Mr. Judge Kelley, has been helping us for
more than four years.
These kids not only help answer phone calls during live shows,
but they help research medical topics, and even help others dur- ing medical mission trips. In return, we give them the opportunity to meet our medical guests for 30 minutes before the show, and we help them nd shadowing experiences with physicians.
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Saturday, Nov. 114, 2017 ~ Vol. 25 - No. 125 ~ 9 of 66
Sharing a Treasure Chest of Knowledge Richard P. Holm, MD
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My rst two years of medical school, back in the 70’s, required putting my nose into books, memorizing how the normal human body works, and understanding what can happen when illness strikes. The second two years, and the internship and residency that followed, were spent learning from an older and experienced master who taught by example. This mentor-based teaching style is a lot like the medieval way of learning, like being an ap- prentice to a silversmith who knows what he’s doing, and who guides you in making your rst silver tea service. In medicine, I think the hands-on, one-on-one, mentoring experience is what matters the most, but the book-learning part is still necessary. Now, med schools are mixing together the book-learning and
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prentice nurse practitioner students, P.A. students, medical stu- dents, and medical residents; all while I was caring for patients. I asked the patient permission rst and very rarely had anyone say “no” to having a student in the room. How else are they to learn how to listen, examine, and think in their quest to become a high-quality care giver? Besides, having a student watching can only make a doctor try harder and be better.
Now, I nd myself encouraging college students into the glo- rious and rewarding eld of medicine. Indeed, what an honor it has been to have a treasure chest of knowledge that can be used to help others!