Examined by medical students

When she was just 17years old my partner suffered heavy painful periods and went to what was then known as 'The Womens Hospital'

She was undressed and put on the couch and her legs wide open up in stirrups. The docotor walked in followed by three male medical students. At this point, after protesting in vain over her humiliation, she jumped off the couch and fled from the room, naked. She never returned for treatment and still suffers......

Shame that Hopkinsmedical link is in the US....does anyone know of a similar scheme in the UK...I have googled it several times and come up with nothing,Please help !!!!!

Dear your colleague,

It'true that the only way to learn our difficult but beautiful job is training on true patients and, generally, they are very comprehensive about it if we take time enought to explaun it them

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Just say "No" they have no legal right to invade your person! Let them watch videos University of Virginia, Washington State, University of Connecticut to name but a few. Then there is YouTube and WonderHowTo (Type in Self Testicular Exam and observe the female doc (in green lab coat examining the male patient) unbelievable . Our students do examine each other in an oh so controlled environment (sports bras for the girls) and paid actors for more invasive stuff.

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Was examined by a medical resident for my college physical, which was something else I did not expect. Went into my family practice location with the form eying up what to expect, but what I didn't expect was a young female to step in the door with a short white coat on. She ran through most of the physical with the exception of the "Rough" stuff. Next she excused herself stating that she was going to review the findings with the doctor. At that time I hadn't taken off a stitch of clothing (shorts and a t-shirt), and thought maybe was getting away lucky without having to do some of the things on the form. No such luck as their was a knock on the door with the medical assistant entering back in. She walked over to the cabinet, pulled out a drape, and told me to remove everying including my underwear covering myself with the drape. Ugggh, after doing so, it wasn't long before the female resident and one of the other doctors who again I don't normally see came in. He introduced himself, he was one of the younger, newer doctors in the practice. He did a once over me where the resident had already been (ears, throat, heart, lungs, abdomen, etc.) before breaking out the gloves; both of them gloved; she just did the hernia exam, he did the rest, but allowed her to examine my prostate when he finished.

I was 13 at the time, and I needed minor surgery (ear canal). During my stay in the hospital my mom had signed off on allowing medical students to practice physical exams on me. It was only 2 exams since I only stayed over 1 night. Both the medical students were male, so that wasn't too bad, except they never excused the visitors in the room before starting the exam. One exam was my immediate family, the other exam my aunt was also there.

My wife had a doctor that had med students, but They just observed and never did any exams

I had a medical student perform a full physical, he was a male, working in my dcotors clinic. I was asked if I minded having a student perform the physical. I didnt mind, but what they didnt tell me was that then after the student doctor performed the physical, my doctor came in and the student told him what he had observed. Then the doctor repeated the physical, including the pelvic exam and rectal exam.

I work in medical centers and tend to get examined by students to give them experience

I went to the doctor 3 weeks ago and a medical student doctor saw me first. It's actually a great system for the practice and the patient. Instead of looking at the wall for 20-30 minutes waiting for the doctor, the student doctor asked a hundred questions and then performed a mini exam. He then told the doctor his findings and when she came in to examine me, she was already armed with information. I felt like I actually received better treatment from my appointment.

I work at a large teaching university that has a medical school. I get my annual physicals there for free however there are always 1 or more medical students present.

I am kind of used to it now, the only part i don't care for is the last part of the exam, which is a rectal while bent over the end of the table. Nothing like getting your anus and rectum reamed in full view of others besides the doctor. Pretty embarrassing!

I've been examined by my doctor, and then by the intern once or twice. For some reason, I don't care for the second doctor in the room.

It's only happend once in my history. I was in my Internists office and he had a young, (attractive,) female medical student doing a rotation in office medicine.

My doctor wanted to perform a DRE and asked the student if she had done any DRE's. She told him that she had not been trained yet and could not do one at that time. What a letdown!

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It's only happend once in my history. I was in my Internists office and he had a young, (attractive,) female medical student doing a rotation in office medicine. My doctor wanted to perform a DRE and asked the student if she had done any DRE's. She told him that she had not been trained yet and could not do one at that time. What a letdown!

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Why didn't you volunteer to let your doc teach her on you?

Hi Newbie, That's just not the way medical training is done. A resident is learns her basic procedures from teaching staff at the hospital, and only practices these skills in other settings.

They should definitely make sure to give notice to the patient before bringing anyone else into the room. I've seen stories where they practice on patients who aren't even awake without even telling them in some places.

I have a close friend who has lived in many parts of the country so she's had several different gynecologists. She describes her reproductive organs as being "upside down" which only happens to a very small percentage of women. Because of this, many times her doctor has asked whether he could call in an intern or students to see this very unusual setup she has.

I have never had them examine me. I have had them present for exams, but they always just sat and watched.

Same as bignate, I've had one in the exam room with me, but he just watched the exam.

I was referred to a general surgeon for an inguinal hernia. As i was waiting to meet with the surgeon, knock on the door and in walked a short brunette female that Appeared to be about 27ish. She introduced herself as a first year med student. Then asked if i would mind if she conducted the exam. I was speechless at first. Then blurted out, not at all. Went through standard questions then she said, ok i need to examin you now. Please stand and lower your pants. I did that and then she turned bright red and asked if i would please lower my boxers. I smiled and asked why she was so flushed. She looked up at me and said this is the first hernia exam she has done. She started the exam and as she pressed into my left inguinal canal i yelped and said owe. Startled her and she got really flustered and started apoligizing... I chuckled and told her i was messing with her.... She looked up and smiled and said game on.. Then the old man came in and was straight up old school medicine.... Best surgeon i could have asked for.

I went to a Doctor for years that always had students doing exams

Years ago I went to a surgeon for my hemorrhoids. I was on the table with the paper sheet fro "modesty" He came in and introduced himself then asked if a couple of medical students could come in to observe. I said fine. Well in walked 8 students. Each took a turn separating my cheeks and checking my hemorrhoids. After each looked, the doctor had them explain to him what they saw and what treatment they suggested. Various treatments were proposed by the students. Doctor turned to me and said... we can cut them out next week. See my nurse for the details and left. As an aside I looked hard for a surgeon who did not like to operate unless absolutely necessary. By the way, I didn't have the operation and 20 years later I still have the hemorrhoids. Hasn't interfered with my enema play at all.

Where do all you people live to have medical students come into private doctors' offices to watch or do exams?

That doesn't happen in NYC or other cities I presume.

When they are in school, they are IN school.

Where I went to school, we nursing and medical students often took it upon ourselves to do additional extracurricular physical exams at our apartments in groups of four to eight students. These were serious examination and physical diagnosis practice sessions, NOT sex or fetish play.

At least when I was in school, some medical students as part of their medicine or family practice rotation were often assigned to an adjunct faculty member to work in his office in order to see the kinds of cases that those docs saw and treated. Then, the hospital-based clinics were not as extensive as they are today.

The one time I had a medical student observe was at my family doctors office in NJ.

Few months ago I thought I had UTI and went to see my doctor. I saw a student running between the doctors' offices in the clinic probably to catch the most interesting cases. While I was waiting to see my GP, the med student was currently sitting with the endocrinologist in a different room, to get to see more cases of that field. As soon as my turn was up to go in, my doctor called the student cause I also have an endo illness (hyperthyroidism) and it would be a double treat for him.

So the UTI has been left aside actually, instead my GP asked me to tell the med student about my hyperthyroidism, what were the symptoms and all. Only after he had that part explored did he start the physical and he did a thorough physical that is really not necessary for a UTI. He checked my blood pressure then listened to my heart. He was shocked my heart was going over 110 and asked my GP about it (like "her heart is going really fast, that doesnt make sense..." yeah well its not like I could lie about it). I had to tell him that its one of the symptoms of hyperthyroidism and my GP smiled and added that I have white coat syndrome on top of things. So the med student takes my hand to feel my pulse while auscultating.. which I still dont get.

Afterwards did a tapping test on my back to make sure its not the kidneys and auscultated and palpated my stomach. I can honestly say it felt nice being given that exam, but there was some thing about it that was a bit of a turn off. oh well.

I'm Canada students are normal. When I was in labor there wasn't one person who didn't have at least two students with them

Many years back I was admitted in one of the Govt. run hospital to have my appendicitis surgery. My dad, being a govt. employee would get medical reimbursement, only when we receive treatment in a govt. owned hospital.

In these hospitals, the night shifts are mostly managed by junior doctors who will call the senior doctors or surgeons only on emergency situation. Otherwise they will take routine rounds and report to the senior doctors next morning.

A couple of days before my date of surgery, I was taking rest in my hospital bed after taking my dinner. Then a young lady doctor, who was in charge of our ward that night, came for her routine round accompanied by a nurse.

She came near my bed and asked me how I was feeling. By courtesy, I sat up to talk to her. She smiled and asked me to remain in laid down position. The she asked me some routine questions about my general health. Then she listened to my heart and lungs with her stethoscope. She measured by blood pressure with her sphygnanometer. Then she palpated my stomach and abdomen and requested me to untie the string of my pyjama and loosen it. She told me to do so since she wanted to check my lower abdomen,

While looking down and palpating my lower abdomen, she suddenly looked at me with a surprise. Then she asked me, " Are you suffering from any hydrocele?" I had no idea about it. She continued to ask me," Do you feel any heaviness down there while walking"

I was feeling confused and could not answer her clearly. She told me that while checking my lower abdomen, just by chance her eyes fell on my genital region over my pyjama and she felt that my genital area is abnormally bulged out.

Then she told me that since my appendicitis surgery is going to take place in another couple of days, she cannot take any chance and hence she has to examine my genital region immediately, to ensure that nothing abnormal is there. Otherwise, my surgery schedule will have to be postponed.

Without wasting any more time, she aksed the nurse to bring a pair of gloves. I was feeling terrified with a sense of upcoming embarrassment. The nurse came back within a minute with several pair of latex gloves. The lady doctor quickly put on a pair of gloves and then without taking any consent from my side, she pulled down my untied pyjama down to my ankle. Then she instructed me, " Please spread your legs apart. Just relax"

Then she got hold of my scrotum and exclaimed," Oh my god! I was correct. You defintely have hydrocele." For the next 5 minutes, she pressed, squeezed, palpated every region of my scrotum, my testicles, asking me time to time whether I am feeling any pain from her squeezing. She told me that she was surprised that I never noticed that I had heavy, swollen scrotum.

She immediately called the Senior Doctor who came rushing. The Senior Doctor praised the Junior Lady Doctor for identifying my hydrocele during her night shift round. He decided to perform my hydrocele surgery immediately so that my appendicitis surgery is not delayed too much.

Within half hour, the nurse shaved my genital area and prepared me for my hydrocele surgery. I was made to wear a gown and transferred in a stretcher to the operation theatre. I was surprised to see that alongwith the Senior Surgeon, the Junior Lady Doctor is also present there dressed in a surgical gown, cap and mask. To my further shock, the senior surgeon told me that since the Junior Lady Doctor had done a great job in idenitfying my hydrocele, he will give her the opportunity to do the operation of my hydrocele. He will supervise.

I was feeling extremely embarrased that my genital will be cut and tore in the hands of a female. But I was helpless. The Junior Lady Doctor came to me and said," I would like to thank you that you cooperated with me to examine your genital organ. That is why today I am getting this great opportunity to do surgery on a male scrotum. I hope you are not feeling bad that a lady doctor will do operation of your genital organ".

She immediately pulled off the blanket from my body and opened my gown and made me lie completely naked on the operation table in front of a group of nurses and the senior male doctor. Then she injected a local anaesthesia right into my scrotum and started her surgery. I could not feel anything more and out of sheer shame I closed my eyes.....

After the surgery, my ordeal did not end. For the next 5 days, the same lady doctor would visit me twice a day and expose my genital region, examine the operated area and do my dressing.

I live in a town with a medical school and large teaching hospital, so various times of the year you are examined by medical students of various levels when you see your doctor. Early students just watch while advanced students do parts of the exam and are checked by the doctor.

When I had a colonoscopy, there were 2 student nurses assigned to me. They took my vidal signs, and remained in the prep room, as I had to remove all my clothing, and they helped me get into the hospital gown. When I back from the procedure, I was still groggy. One of the nurses escorted me to the bathroom when I had to go. She watched with a smile on her face. The two helped me get dressed before my ride came for me.