I objected to “horribly written” but I 100% agree with “should be written more accessibly.” I’m going to drop the author a line, because this is important info for Canadians to know about, and as you say it should be more broadly accessible.
I see how residents-internists is confusing. The general work-study term “intern” isn’t used at all in medicine. Probably because it’s vague with respect to training (and thus responsibility) level. Trainee doctors go from “med students” (3-4 years) to “residents” (2-4 years) - and sometimes “fellow” (2-3 years) - before becoming a staff doctor. I’m not a doctor but I work with some
Sure yes absolutely. But that doesn’t negate the obligation of the CBC to write more accessibly.
In this case what really threw me off is that “residents” are intern doctors and “internists” are permanent doctors.
I objected to “horribly written” but I 100% agree with “should be written more accessibly.” I’m going to drop the author a line, because this is important info for Canadians to know about, and as you say it should be more broadly accessible.
I see how residents-internists is confusing. The general work-study term “intern” isn’t used at all in medicine. Probably because it’s vague with respect to training (and thus responsibility) level. Trainee doctors go from “med students” (3-4 years) to “residents” (2-4 years) - and sometimes “fellow” (2-3 years) - before becoming a staff doctor. I’m not a doctor but I work with some