Pimping the patient: Please make it stop
It’s two months into my second year of medical school, and I’m at the clinic, preparing to shadow Dr. Neiland, a primary care physician.
I didn’t want to come here this morning.
Yesterday, one of my preceptors decided that it was my turn to be “pimped.” Pimping, in medical education, is when the preceptor asks you questions until you get one wrong. Then he asks more questions, highlighting your ignorance. Theoretically, this …
Pimping the patient: Please make it stop
