Word: clinically
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...rigorously trained and supervised as their American counterparts. "There is no licensing system or qualification test as a specialist," says Dr. Yasuyuki Hosoda, a leading heart surgeon who practices at Tokyo's Toranomon Hospital. Hosoda spent six years as a resident and researcher at the Cleveland Clinic and worked for ten years at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Mich...
...Japanese accept crowded hospitals in part because the system has improved during the past few decades. Before World War II, the family doctor would even keep a patient in a makeshift ward that was part of his house or clinic. Indeed, the Japanese do not complain a great deal about medical care in general. They rarely challenge the authority of their physicians by asking for a second opinion or questioning a diagnosis. Says Louise Shimizu, an American who teaches childbirth preparation classes in Tokyo: "It is always a struggle to get information. You cannot build up good relations with doctors...
...Japanese put up with such highhanded treatment largely because of the revered place that a white-coated doctor, a figure of authority, has long held in the culture. The physicians' incomes reflect their prestige. The typical family doctor working in his small, poorly equipped clinic makes about $67,000 a year, while a lawyer earns $31,000 and a university professor $29,000. In addition, although their income is taxed, doctors make thousands more on the side from tips that are discreetly passed on by patients. After her operation, the thyroid patient delivered a box of candy with five...
...Brazilians had another reason to wind up the talks with the IMF quickly. President Figueiredo, who has a history of heart disease and had been suffering chest pains, had made plans to fly to the U.S. last week for a checkup and a possible bypass operation at the Cleveland Clinic Hospital...
...resources of a hospital. As a result, costs to the patient can be cut by as much as 50%. In Beverly, Mass., Beverly Hospital has established satellite facilities on its grounds, including a delivery center for mothers who prefer the more intimate setting and a nutrition and weight-loss clinic...