http://www.benwhite.com/medicine/the-role-of-ritual-in-medical-training/ day/night reversal Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:17:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.benwhite.com/medicine/the-role-of-ritual-in-medical-training/comment-page-1/#comment-2020 Ben Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:03:05 +0000 http://www.benwhite.com/?p=538#comment-2020 Certainly. And the current trends have these rituals being evaluated for effectiveness. But many of them, especially the more idiosyncratic preferences of individual doctors, are still taught with a rigor that is masks how ineffective they might otherwise be. Thanks for the comment! Certainly. And the current trends have these rituals being evaluated for effectiveness. But many of them, especially the more idiosyncratic preferences of individual doctors, are still taught with a rigor that is masks how ineffective they might otherwise be. Thanks for the comment!

]]> http://www.benwhite.com/medicine/the-role-of-ritual-in-medical-training/comment-page-1/#comment-2019 vivek gharpure Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:43:38 +0000 http://www.benwhite.com/?p=538#comment-2019 well said. the burden of ritual and dogma in medicine can be overpowering. but people expect us to follow some rules. our observance of rituals gives them some comfort that we are doing the right thing. that is necessary isn't it? medicine keeps evolving. well said. the burden of ritual and dogma in medicine can be overpowering. but people expect us to follow some rules. our observance of rituals gives them some comfort that we are doing the right thing. that is necessary isn’t it? medicine keeps evolving.

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