Question

What barriers, challenges and opportunities (within the educational and medical system) impacted Dr. Lori Arviso Alvord's training as a medical doctor?   

Answer 1

In recent eras the educational and medical system faced amost of the barriers such as :

*Education issues
In the eduaction and medical system there is a lack of standard in eduactional practices.Most of the health care professionals are having the theoretical knowledge,but coming to the practical fields there will be a lack of standardization of practices due to the educational systems thay have learned.They have to improve or develop their skills by assisting the superiors or the leaders to overcome these barriers

*The physical setting

In most of the settings we we can see a background noise from televesions,other staff and patient voices are been a barrier to the transfer of information.The physical setting or the environment they are giving the handoff's of the patient are very crucial.When giving handoffs there are some cases they need more attention needed to ensure a smooth transfer require a physical setting that needs a quiet and calm environment.To overcome the barrier we have to reduces the potential interruptions and background noise.Th esetting should be adequately lighted

*The social setting

In medical education system,the interchanges between the residents and attending physicians,felows,residents from other specialities,and other professional staff such as a nurses each potential for reinforcing differences in status and power.In the educational system the professionals has to work as team.

*Language barriers

We can see a racial and ethnic minorities and persons with limited English proficiency face to barriers to care.When physician/othr health professionals dealing a patient from different ethnic back grounds and those from different geographic reasons face a language barriers.Better to overcome the barrierbetter to available a translator during the communication process

*Medium of communication

One of the utmost barrier is medium of communication whichever we are following.During the communication between the medical staff and patient we have to promotea full range of communication that should be direct with full range of communication channels including facial expression,posture,gesture,smell proximity and eye contact is available to help interpret and make a sense of information being exchanged.

*Time and convenience issues

When dealing with the patient the medical professionals has take adequate time.Then only the patient can convey their problems and issues to the professionals to get a adequate mangement and care.

Challenges in medical and educational system

The main challenges faced in the educational and medical system are :

*Curriculum

*Student selection

*Internship assessment

*Globalization and the development of the medical field according to the societal changes

*Medical treatment is treated a s a product of advertisement

*Difficulty in managing conflicts

*Changing societal norms

Opportunities in educational and medical system

*Technological advancements in the medical field

*Rise of the global economy

*Life long learning opportunities

*New skilled staff

*Wide variety of employment opportunities

*Economic productivity and social well being

*Changes in the health care provision

*Human dynamics in the health care field

*Wide variety of career opportunities