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Is it OK for medical students to practise on themselves?

  • Written by Eleanor Milligan, Academic Lead, Ethics and Professional Practice, Griffith University
imageFor some medical students, learning on simulated patients isn't enough.from www.shutterstock.com

Medical students are practising invasive clinical procedures on themselves and fellow students at home as well as at medical school, a recent New Zealand study has confirmed.

These procedures commonly include inserting a cannula, taking blood, and giving...

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