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Why Am I Talking: Should I WAIT

Academic Medicine Podcast by Academic Medicine

Jun 29, 202603:14Science & Medicine

Whenever a patient or learner asked a question, instead of answering, I would look at the senior resident and WAIT for them to answer it. Turns out, in the vast majority of cases the resident handled it just fine on thei...

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