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Ezekiel Emanuel: belief

22 May 2019 Conversations with Tyler Ezekiel Emanuel on the Practice of Medicine, Policy, and Life

“One of the problems, I think, of American medical training is the premed requirements.”

— Ezekiel Emanuel

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Ezekiel Emanuel
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belief
Recorded
22 May 2019
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Conversations with Tyler

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…I’m not saying me, personally. — but I don’t think that is the major issue here. I do think that there’s a lot that you learn about yourself that is very important for being a good doctor and being able to relate to patients. Again, this is where we overemphasize IQ as opposed to EQ. One of the problems, I think, of American medical training is the premed requirements. They are ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous. I’m in the literature saying they’re ridiculous. Organic chemistry: irrelevant. But you need to commune with your soul for four years, right?…

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