Most doctors today seem to memorize and execute flowcharts and leave creative thinking in undergrad. Anything that deviates from the norm results in “fuck off lol”.
And believe it or not, that's actually very good for patients on average. That's how we came out of authoritarian medicine to get into evidence-based medicine.
I wonder how much of that is because of the “All A’s at all costs” mentality that is necessary to get admitted to merry school in the first place selects against creative problem solving. It’s like they took “if you hear hoofbeats, think horses instead of zebras (unless you’re in Uganda)” and then forgot that exception while on a metaphorical vacation to Uganda.
