While attending AVMA 2018, the aspects of experience versus age were discussed several times. The only consensus seemed to be that changes are already here and they won’t be comfortable for most of us. Bo Brock, DVM, offers a realistic, but light perspective on newbies and calls for patience with new doctors.
I would add that the newbies must also be patient with the incumbents who did not grow up with the internet in hand and would rather not communicate by text with someone sitting across the table from them. Plus, the experience of being the dumb one is not limited to just young professionals. We oldies have a lot to learn just to keep the pace.
Source: DVM 360, June 8, 2018. Link.
It takes years of blood, sweat and tears to get a veterinary degree, but it can take about five seconds in the real world to feel clinically incompetent.
INSIGHTS: Patience grasshopper. Master Po – Kung Fu TV series