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Post by dadominate on Jun 23, 2023 5:45:57 GMT -5
the world would be a different - and far better, in my view - place if there was widespread adoption of your tolerant and open-minded practices. not to mention, we would all be better informed on key issues and have more understanding opinions of people. on that note, academia is an absolute cesspool of close-minded, tribal, and holier than thou attitudes among the faculty and administrators of greatest influence. this is sadly even true in academic medicine, where i have spent the last 20 years of my career. all i can say is be very careful what you trust blindly in the practice of medicine in 2023. How does "wholistic medicine" fare in the break rooms of academic medicine? great question, although the reception depends on what one means by the term and with whom you are speaking. in general, in most circles, integrative medicine is accepted as being useful and there is an nih center dedicated to its study - national center for complementary and integrative health. most outside of the "skeptic" circle (read: professional bigots) would accept that nutrition, movement, mind-body medicine, etc. are important contributors to health. i won't bore the rest of the board with details, but feel free to pm me as i am always happy to discuss.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jun 23, 2023 6:28:16 GMT -5
I don't know why this separate thread was created when there was an existing thread on Crossports re: VR, CT, and affirmative action, in which Dean Wormer chimed in. From that thread, there was a link to an article in Forbes by the Assistant Managing Editor of Forrbes who is also the author of Fraternity. And in writing Fraternity, she spent an extensive period of time interviewing Fr. Brooks. I'll let Fr. Brooks speak for Rougeau. www.forbes.com/sites/dianebrady/2023/01/17/to-be-an-ally-learn-from-the-man-who-helped-clarence-thomas/?sh=750bc5c24564I read the italicized sentence and I hear Rougeau. I daresay that I doubt that McLaughlin ever read Fraternity.
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Post by newfieguy74 on Jun 23, 2023 6:52:43 GMT -5
How does "wholistic medicine" fare in the break rooms of academic medicine? great question, although the reception depends on what one means by the term and with whom you are speaking. in general, in most circles, integrative medicine is accepted as being useful and there is an nih center dedicated to its study - national center for complementary and integrative health. most outside of the "skeptic" circle (read: professional bigots) would accept that nutrition, movement, mind-body medicine, etc. are important contributors to health. i won't bore the rest of the board with details, but feel free to pm me as i am always happy to discuss. Over the years I've had some great doctors, including a few brilliant ones who went to HC. It was interesting, though, when I wanted to discuss complementary medicine ideas with them; they weren't overtly dismissive but clearly weren't comfortable with it. I've accepted that many M.D.'s just aren't comfortable with it, but I have personally experienced life-changing benefits from complementary "medicine": meditation, acupuncture, Tai Chi, etc. I'm deeply grateful to western medicine, but, to state the obvious, I think it's safe to say that M.D.'s don't know everything (although I've met some who think they do).
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Post by dadominate on Jun 23, 2023 7:32:27 GMT -5
great question, although the reception depends on what one means by the term and with whom you are speaking. in general, in most circles, integrative medicine is accepted as being useful and there is an nih center dedicated to its study - national center for complementary and integrative health. most outside of the "skeptic" circle (read: professional bigots) would accept that nutrition, movement, mind-body medicine, etc. are important contributors to health. i won't bore the rest of the board with details, but feel free to pm me as i am always happy to discuss. Over the years I've had some great doctors, including a few brilliant ones who went to HC. It was interesting, though, when I wanted to discuss complementary medicine ideas with them; they weren't overtly dismissive but clearly weren't comfortable with it. I've accepted that many M.D.'s just aren't comfortable with it, but I have personally experienced life-changing benefits from complementary "medicine": meditation, acupuncture, Tai Chi, etc. I'm deeply grateful to western medicine, but, to state the obvious, I think it's safe to say that M.D.'s don't know everything (although I've met some who think they do). indeed, while those in academic medicine typically have a greater familiarity with the medical literature/grant-funding bodies (the nature of our work), most physicians in clinical practice today received very little training in such modalities and generally tend to either dismiss them (choose another doctor, if so) or just not address them (understandable). sadly, this even includes nutrition... as <30% of US medical schools meet the paltry 25 hours of training that ACGME recommends and residency programs have even less. fortunately, the tide is turning. i think most younger physicians - and many more experienced physicians who have followed the literature - have at least some grasp of the importance of these modalities. glad you've benefited from them as many have.
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Post by nhteamer on Jun 26, 2023 8:55:50 GMT -5
AA is fine on the basis of economic disadvantage not race. The black son of a lawyer and cardiologist should not have an advantage over others. The poor white kid with a single mother doing laundry in a nursing home should.
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