Feeling Medicine : How the Pelvic Exam Shapes Medical Training

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: The Quandary of the Sacred Vagina: Medical Education in a New Era -- 1. The Pelvic Exam and the Politics of Care -- 2. From Assessing Knowledge to Assessing Performance: GTA Programs, Medical Education Research, and Technologies of Affect -- 3. “This Power wi...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: The Quandary of the Sacred Vagina: Medical Education in a New Era -- 1. The Pelvic Exam and the Politics of Care -- 2. From Assessing Knowledge to Assessing Performance: GTA Programs, Medical Education Research, and Technologies of Affect -- 3. “This Power with My Body”: Intimate Authority in GTA Sessions -- 4. Practicing Professionalism, Performing Authenticity -- 5. “What Does It Mean to Relax Your Hand?” Learning to Feel with the Body in the Pelvic Exam -- 6. Not Just Bones, Organs, and Science: The New Clinical Subjects of Patient Empowerment -- Conclusion: Is the Vagina Different from the Mouth? Affect and the Making of Physicians -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A: Methodology -- Appendix B: Pelvic Exam Checklists -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author Ausführliche Beschreibung