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Jan 2025
57m 19s

The Secret to Getting Better Health Care...

Dave Etler and the Students of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
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Do Patients Have to Perform to Be Taken Seriously in Medicine? How does “respectability politics” play out in healthcare, and specifically, pain management? PA1 Chloe Kepros, M1 Zach Grissom, M1 Srishti Mathur and M3 Jeff Goddard unpack how patients often adjust their behavior and appearance to gain credibility in medical spaces. From the hist ... Show More
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