October 24, 2016.
In a free column published on the Figaro Health, Professor Jacques Bringer, member of the Academy of Medicine, launches a vibrant plea for more humane medicine.
New technologies move away from the human patient
Indeed, new technologies, new treatment protocols, medical imaging, in short, everything that today helps physicians to establish their diagnosis, but also to caring for and supporting patients sometimes takes them away from something essential: they first treat human beings.
“Personal medicine, more humble, attentive to the profile of each patient and his individual aspirations, must make listening, empathy, the quality of presence and speech prevail to avoid stares, words and gestures. unhappy or clumsy because unsuited to the situation ”, claims Professor Bringer.
The French numerus clausus bypassed by foreign students
He also deplores that “ any student trained in a European university, French or foreign, speaking our language or not ” can take the national classifying exam (ECN) and ” thus circumvent the numerus clausus by having unrestricted access to medical practice in our country ”.
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