Some gaps in the medical curriculum at UCT

Abstract

Because we teach students too much about their patients' behaviour and, too little about their own behaviour, there are some major gaps in our teaching at the (University of Cape Town. We omit these topics because, &s a. group, we doctors are not much given to self-analysis and prefer to see ourselves as clear thinking problem solvers. Student interns respond avidly when these subjects are raised suggesting that there is a real need to address these issues with them.