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BECOMING A PHYSICIAN Previous Volume 354:1112-1113 March 16, 2006 Number 11 Next

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The second-year students are learning about the cardiac exam today. They file into a large classroom, where they will first learn about heart murmurs — their location, quality, and meaning. Then, as part of their session, they will have the opportunity to work in small groups examining several patients who have good examples of "classic" murmurs. As they listen to each patient, they will be guided by a fellow in cardiology. They are excited to be able to listen to real patients' hearts instead of just each others'.

Over the years, I have watched my students examine these patients, many . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. Treadway is in the department of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.

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