Dr. Sherlock Holmes Series

My interest in medicine first stemmed from my freshman Biology class and my Nutrition class. I was intrigued by our studies of cells, genetics, and disease. Both courses incited a sense of awe and curiosity within me. Dissecting a frog, was the stepping-stone for my interest in medicine. Seeing the frog's heart made me wonder how the human heart worked. My research into the human heart inspired me to learn more about the medical field. I sought out volunteer opportunities that would give me insight into a doctor’s typical day. During my volunteer experience, I learned that as a doctor you experience many obstacles, including patient compliance and insurance approval issues. In my journey to pursue medicine, I learned that becoming a doctor means more than helping people, it means being the team leader, being compassionate, and most importantly being committed to the patient’s well being.

Tony Robins hit the nail on the head when he said, “To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.” There are several different factors that influence the communication between medical professionals like doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists and the patients they treat. A few of these include the ability to explain or comprehend information, time spent face to face with patients, and the inability to practice active listening. The first interaction with a patient will set the tone for their care and the more comfortable a patient feels, the more they will divulge during their initial interview.

Although nursing involves many skills including medication management, communication is what connects us to the patient, making the patient more comfortable to work with us, allowing us to care more diligently for the patient. In order to attain this, I must be active enough during future placements, connecting and talking to the patients more as I perform the mandatory skills. Not only do I learn the basic nursing skills, but I can also improve my communication with the patients and learn how to build rapport to become and effective nurse in the

During my placement, I also developed good communication skills. I learned how to communicate effectively with clients to enable the provision of health care. When addressing clients, I avoided the use of difficult medical terms and opted for simpler words that were easily understood by all. I also used a variety of efficient communication methods such as allowing clients to express themselves, providing sufficient time for discussion and maintaining eye contact with clients. And to those clients that did not understand English, I sought the assistance of a trusted

Medicine has the capability to cure or alleviated illness, and it even brings people together such as a doctor and the patients that seek their consult. My practicum class has helped me learn the skills necessary to become a physician, which includes taking vitals, patient assessment, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, etc. Likewise, my experience in the hospital setting has helped me achieve one quality of becoming a doctor, which is communication. I learned this task through interacting and talking to the numerous amounts of visitors to the hospital and even talking to the patients

Ever since I was a child, when people asked me which profession interested me most, I used to say “I would like to be a detective”. I would say that because I knew my inherent ability to solve complex problems. Internal medicine is a complex broad field and the spectrum of diseases seen in this specialty fascinated me.

Communication is a must in life. I have to communicate with my spouse, my patients, and my therapist on a daily basis. This communication happens verbally and in written form. Without this communication my life would be chaos. As a student I have to communicate with my peers, professors, and the doctors during clinical rotations. Communications with my peers in previous classes has been one of the best forms of learning. In our study groups we have thrived off one another. If I do not understand something one of my peers could explain it in a different way that I understand and vice versa. Communicating with my professors in the past has been very helpful. If they are teaching and there is no feedback or questions they are to assume that I fully understand what is being taught. In the past I haven’t had clinical rotations but I have had an internship. I

As a child, I was fueled by curiosity to crack open computers and examine each piece to diagnose their individual contributions to the overall system. Driven by the same inquisitive character, I was drawn to the intricacies of the human body which shared many similarities with these complex machines. My thirst for further understanding of the human body and desire to translate my initial interest into an opportunity to improve the lives of those around me began my journey into medicine.

Identify two specific communication skills that you used in your clinical interaction during the simulated interaction

"Good communication skills have been linked to higher patient satisfaction, greater patient adherence to treatment, better patient health outcomes, fewer physician malpractice claims, reduced patient anxiety, increased recall and improved understanding." (Kissane, 2012) Numerous medical programs have executed basic communication skills curriculum. The five key communication skills encompass listening effectively, eliciting information using effective questioning skills, providing information using effective explanatory skills, counseling and educating patients, and making informed decisions based on patient information and preference. "The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education recommends that physicians become competent with these five elements." (Travaline,

Medical professionals debate the best strategies for effective communication, as well as the ability of these strategies to be taught or evaluated objectively. Certainly, each physician must develop his or her own style of communication. At the same time, many professional and academic organizations have now also defined key elements of communications skills needed by physicians. For example, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education recommends that physicians become competent in five key communication skills: (1) listening effectively; (2) eliciting information using effective questioning skills; (3) providing information using effective explanatory skills; (4) counseling and educating patients; and (5) making informed decisions based on patient information and preference.

To me, studying Internal Medicine was like an exploration of the universe. The deeper I knew about a disease process, the more I wanted to know about the risk factors, preventive measures in community setting , possible disease progression, consequences, influence on other coexisting diseases, etc. With this eagerness, I enthusiastically studied more about medicine and learnt from my

One should ask themselves the purpose of learning beforehand and its impact on patient’s day to day life. For the same reason, the practice of medicine requires the readiness to learn new ideas, yearn for details and adapt with ever-changing technological advances. Taking into account such principles of learning, I have a strong desire, a clear objective, and a definite reason for learning and practicing internal medicine. Besides, the subject deals with a multitude of cases involving anything from head to toe, so every case is an

Communication skills training could improve ‘patient centred behaviour’ in clinical encounters which includes active listening, open questioning, providing patients with opportunities to ask questions, actively involving patients in management decisions, showing empathy, initiating psychosocial discussion, ethical and professional behaviour, and should be a core element in medical education. Inadequate focus on the softer skills like communication during the training scheme and during the assessments, may lead to the trainee being inadequately equipped to deal with difficult clinical situations once they become consultants and having to learn it the hard way without any support. Ineffective communication in clinical interactions could

One of the things that make the Sherlock Holmes books distinctive is their point of view. The books are written as an account Sherlock Holmes’ case, written by Dr. James Watson, chronicling the achievements of the detective. This book, in particular, is unique in its point of view. The first few chapters are told in past tense, as Watson recalls the events; the next few chapters are present tense, in the form of extracts from Watson’s diary or letters sent to Holmes from the hall; the last few chapters shift back to past tense recollections.