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What's in a name?

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Medical students pose as physicians during clinical training. This article presents three cases where students justify misrepresenting their status for different reasons: self-concern for career, necessity for clinical training, and belief that the truth could cause undue psychological stress in the patient. The author suggests that serious consequences of this practice should be constantly reviewed in a critical light.

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  1. the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA

    Sheila E. Horn (a fourth year student)

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Special thanks to Dr. Tom Tomlinson for his invaluable editorial assistance and guidance, to Dr. Philip Gerhardt, Associate Dean for Research and Advanced Study at M.S.U., who sponsored this project, and to Rose Goldner and Leanne Toman for their expert typing.

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Horn, S.E. What's in a name?. J Med Hum 6, 99–108 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01142304

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