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Oh yeah, I forgot what I was going to gripe about. Why do they bother to have us learn what's considered good cholesterol now since that info is constantly changing. It looks like the IHI info is already dated. My dad's cardiologist told him that his LDL should be below 75, his HDL above 40, and that it makes no sense at all to add the numbers. His doctor is the cardiology fellowship head at OSU, so I'm guessing he's pretty current on what's considered good. If they want to encourage us to be "lifelong learners" perhaps they should just focus on letting us know that we need to always remain current on this stuff instead of having us memorize already dated stuff.
It wouldn't hurt for them to take a look at the current professional recommendations and update the syllabus accordingly. There have been several times that I've been reading the NEJM and the AAFP journal and found information that is in direct conflict with what is written in our syllabus. I understand we can't be cutting edge, but would it be hard to set up a checklist of things to change in the syllabus every year? Thanks for having us memorize outdated information! I'm sure thats what we are going to be tested on the boards, too.
I got absolutely destroyed in my interview today. I had an angry SP and I just couldn't find the right words to defuse the situation. Oh well, now I know. Glad it didn't happen during a taped interview or something.