Have any med students listen to you with a stethoscope?

Tell about how it was? Were you auscultate by more than one person that day? How did you feel? Was it a male or female student?

My answer is no. unfortunately I have not been lucky enough to experience this myself.

Yes. When I was a “standardized patient” at our local medical school I was examined and “steted” by multiple doctors/professors and students. Students both men and women, of all races and nationalities. I have a heart click, non-concerning, but was what was really scary was that about 50%of the doctors leading the various session could NOT actually hear my “click” and they were supervising the sessions. What I did learn from being a “standardized patient” is there are a lot of ill-trained or incompetent doctors in practice.

Yes, a few female med students.

Weve had doctors at teaching hospitals in Colorado and Texas. A couple of times for routine exams they’ve asked if a student could observe and a couple of times they both ausculated us. While hospitalized, a number of times a doc showed up with students, but no exams, just questions.

@Tabitha32 med student in real office practice, or do you let them train/practice on you, because they are your friends?

@michjay Or it tells you just how basic listening to a heart with a stethoscope is. Like percussing, it is a very basic test.

It also shows that doctors practice the art of medicine and not the science of medicine.

At my cardiologist

Not had a student Auscultate me, but have had medical student present on a few occasions during GP or hospital visit.

Had a student, check out my ears when I had an ear infection.

Also had vitals taken by student as I was being induced and I vaguely remember one of the inductions ( I had 5 in total!!! Before finally being given a C-section) being done by a student.

Had it done by a fellow student during pre-med course at university. Did the same to her too. Didn't do anything for me other than the fact that I got a glimpse of her rather nice boobs swelling from her bra.

When I was in the hospital for my bypass surgery, there was a number of students who came in to check various things including listening to my chest.

Yes, I was in the hospital after abdominal surgery. Throughout the days, many doctors and nurses stethed my heart, lungs, and abdomen, especially during their shift change. On my last day there, during the nurses morning evaluation of me, in walks a lady and 7 or 8 younger ladies in matching scrubs. The lady introduces herself as an instructor for a local university and these were her nursing students. They all stood around watching my nurse and then followed her out the door to the next patient. A short while later, the instructor and one of the students return and she somewhat asks/ informs me that the student will practice examining me. I of course give my consent because it's a totally hot scenario, and I'm so beyond bored and looking for some company.

The instructor leaves us and shuts the door behind her. After some chit chat, the student lowers my sheet and raises my gown to expose my abdomen, and examines and inspects my incisions carefully and thoroughly. She then rearranged my coverings before performing a HEENT exam while continually consulting a checklist of notes she had with her. Next she lowers my gown to my waist and begins auscultating me thoroughly. Heart, lungs, and abdomen probably spent 5-10 minutes listening very intently. After finishing and consulting her checklist again, she began putting on exam gloves and actually said, “And now the fun part.”

I got so excited, and very curious about what exactly she meant by all that. At that exact moment, in walks my surgeon and tells me I'm being discharged. He gives her a quick glance and then begins asking me questions and explaining to me the process of the next couple of weeks. My student stands there for a few seconds and then begins taking off her gloves and gathering her things. You could visibly see the dejection on her face and body language. It was actually sad to see.

I don't believe student nurses do any intimate exams of hospital patients, but it sure is fun to dream and fantasize about what could have been after she gloved up! To this day, I'm still curious about what exactly she was about to do that was “fun”.

I've not had Med Students auscultate me during a real exam. However as a student, i was friends with Medical Student and became his “practice patient” for practicing all his exam techniques.

When i was a member of a local First Aid group, I continued my training to work on our ambulances. We had to learn taking BP (manual sphygmomanometer not using modern automatic machines), and also chest auscultation. We practiced on each other.

I had a couple of students listen to my belly with their stethoscopes for bowel sounds at my last gastro appointment. They palpated too. As a belly exam is my favourite part of any examination this was a very pleasing experience for me.

I've had quite a few students listen to both my chest and stomach with their stethoscopes over the years.

My doctor asks if I'm happy to have a student in with her, which I am, so whatever my doctor does, the student does. I get two thorough stethings as well as getting to hear them talk about my heart, lungs, abdomen.

I had a couple of students listen to my belly with their stethoscopes for bowel sounds at my last gastro appointment. They palpated too. As a belly exam is my favourite part of any examination this was a very pleasing experience for me.

This sounds so lovely!!