Medical Consensus Often Wrong – with comments by Dr. Gordon
By Linda on Jul 28, 2011 in F.I.G.H.T. | comments(0)
Linda’s comment: THANK YOU Dr Gordon for some very wise words….
Dr. Gordon’s comments:
Do not lose this citation it will help you save your sanity and maybe even your license to practice. I always explain that I practice Advanced Medicine, which is why generally my second opinion consultations on any case I see differs extensively from the opinion my patients have received elsewhere before seeing me.
This is a highly respected AMA based medical journal, Archives Of Internal Medicine, admitting too much of what is done today is just plain wrong! They admit that what you were taught in med school, namely that 1/2 of what they taught you in your 4 years at school is wrong, but they do not know which 1/2 is right. This discrepancy goes on every 4 years or so and pretty soon most of what you are doing is not up to date, or is worthless, or is harming patients.
This is vital for you to know that you can quote this prestigious journal that is telling the truth and wrong things go on they figure probably for ten years!
Garry F. Gordon MD,DO,MD(H)
President, Gordon Research Institute
www.gordonresearch.com
Excerpt:
In a quote that has become part of medical school orientations everywhere, David Sackett, often referred to as the “father of evidence-based medicine,” once famously said:
Half of what you’ll learn in medical school will be shown to be either dead wrong or out of date within five years of your graduation; the trouble is that nobody can tell you which half–so the most important thing to learn is how to learn on your own.Sackett, we are fairly sure, was making an intentionally wild estimate when he said ”half.” [See note about these strikethroughs at bottom of post.] A fascinating study out today in the Archives of Internal Medicine gives a clue as to the real figure.
