What do you do when you're sick? You go to a doctor to figure out what's wrong with you. How doctors work through the clues isn't some impenetrable medical mystery. Rather, there's a specific art and science that goes into how they approach, diagnose, and treat patients; a set of critical skills that takes years to learn and hone.
So where do doctors gain these skills? The answer: the Grand Rounds experience, one of the most essential parts of medical students' education and the ongoing process whereby doctors learn about and practice the art and science of making accurate diagnoses by examining real patients with real complaints. And it's in Grand Rounds where they learn how to save countless lives every year.
Roy Benaroch
Emory University School of Medicine - M.D., Emory University
