What do doctors have such good memories?

[jennifer_bloom]

I used to visit a female doctor at a walk in clinic and I mispronounced the word prolia injection as a calcium injection while trying to explain to her why my mother needed to visit her once every 6 months, and two years later, she still remembered that I referred to the prolia injection as a calcium injection.

20 years ago, I had a seizure on Christmas Eve, which was my last medically documented seizure, and my family doctor still talks about it when I visit him, as if he remembers what happened.

I told a walk in clinic doctor in March of last year that I went on a South American cruise that February and when I told my doctor this week about my South American cruise in April of this current year, he asked me whether this year’s South American cruise was better, or whether last year’s South American cruise was better.

I knew a guy who was doing his masters degree in biology at my school and he said our Buddhism class was the easiest class. The way Buddhism worked with that professor, was that every week, you would read 3-15 pages in a book and then take a multiple choice question about it to verify you memorized the material.

Now the trick is, the book is wide, uses small font, and he expects you to memorize every single word, comma, and sentence on the page, in the exact order that the words and events are written down. I got an A, but I had to read it multiple times, while he only read it 1-2 times before getting perfect grades on all the quizzes.

[AviatorTom]

Doctors don't have good memories. Everything is written down in a patient's records, with the most important info transferred to the patient's chart, which the doctor always has when visiting the patient.

[AviatorTom]

Thanks for MHO

[Xawyx-2]

They have all the date in the patient's records, but I guess they have to memorize lots of things too, medical college is not easy.

[Xawyx-2]

Thank you for MHO

[AI Opinion]

Doctors often have excellent memories due to the nature of their training and practice. Medical education involves intensive learning, requiring the memorization and understanding of vast amounts of information. The constant repetition of similar cases and conditions further reinforces their memory skills. Additionally, doctors develop a keen attention to detail, helping them recall patient histories and specific medical events. Similar to the way Buddhism class required detailed memorization, doctors improve their memory through consistent practice and engagement with their field, allowing them to remember details of past interactions and events with remarkable clarity.