Dr. Estrada is a zealous advocate for her patients. She handles the modern pressure put on doctors rather well and is not afraid to do proper physical examinations, a trait surprisingly lacking in modern medicine. Above the medical aspect of her doctorate, you can tell by speaking with her that she is a true academic and highly intelligent. She can hold conversation very well and will thoroughly investigate any medical concerns that you may have.
It is absolutely despicable seeing doctors working 15-minute patient rotations without a scribe or assistant. This quite literally kills doctors, and if it fails to kill them it eats away at their motivation. But, beyond our nation's unwillingness to free physicians from this never-ending cycle of abuse, Dr. Estrada has shown that her only concern when I am in the exam room is my health and well-being. Allow this physician either more time per patient or a scribe, allow her more time to do great work. “The greatest opportunity offered by AI is not reducing errors or workloads, or even curing cancer: it is the opportunity to restore the precious and time-honored connection and trust—the human touch—between patients and doctors. Not only would we have more time to come together, enabling far deeper communication and compassion, but also we would be able to revamp how we select and train doctors.”
― Eric Topol, Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again
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Michael J.
Oct 17, 2024