Doctors are finding that the rate at which their medical knowledge

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Doctors are finding that the rate at which their medical knowledge becomes obsolete has been increasing due to the exponential expansion of medical science over the last twenty years. Given how quickly medical science has been progressing, the average doctor’s skills and knowledge base become obsolete and must be updated as frequently as every seven years.

Which of the following plans, if feasible, would allow a hospital to prepare most effectively for the rapid obsolescence of skills and knowledge described above?

A. The hospital will establish a program to allow selected doctors the opportunity to receive additional training ten years after their original hiring date. 
B. The hospital will raise its investment in advanced medical equipment per year for at least the next seven years.
C. The hospital will ensure that it can offer its doctors any training necessary to meet their job requirements.
D. Before introducing doctors to the latest medical science theories, the hospital will start an educational program to inform its doctors of the probable far-reaching effects of these theories.
E. At regular intervals, the hospital will survey its doctors to determine how the expansion of medical science has affected them.

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laborumplaceat · Answer

Correct: C
A: This only helps selected doctors and not all of them.
B: Investment in advanced medical equipment will not increase the skills and knowledge base of the doctors.
C: This will help the doctors be up to date with the newest technology.
D: We want the doctor's knowledge in current time to be improved and not "probable" far-reaching theories.
E: Survey does not help increasing the doctor's knowledge.

Xdsa · Answer

answer c is correct

it helps doctors to adapt to newer tech

Dereno · Answer

Doctors say the rate of medical knowledge getting obsolete is increasing, and the reason is attributed to the exponential expansion of medical science over the last twenty years.

Next sentence mentions that with the medical science progressing rapidly, the knowledge of doctors can become obsolete fast. And which needs an update on average at least 7 years. This means, the knowledge retention plummets rapidly beyond the 7 yr mark for most, or to be sure at least for a few.

The question demands what plans the hospital is equipped with to increase the 7yr threshold shell life of medical knowledge among average doctors.

A. The hospital will establish a program to allow selected doctors the opportunity to receive additional training ten years after their original hiring date.

If the hospitals adopt a selection criteria rule to select or reject a few doctors from training, this exclusion policy doesn’t address the problem fully. Only a selected privileged few are allowed to participate in the training program. Secondly, the ten year window framework doesn’t cover the threshold average time span of 7 years. Hence, Wrong.

B. The hospital will raise its investment in advanced medical equipment per year for at least the next seven years.

This is an irrelevant option, as training for doctors within the time frame is the need of the hour. But, the option speaks about new infrastructure development and its funding mechanism. Hence, wrong.

C. The hospital will ensure that it can offer its doctors any training necessary to meet their job requirements.

This option is feasible, and shows willingness to prevent the doctors knowledge from getting obsolete. As, the option does not mention a specific time frame, the hospital provides the doctors an open time schedule, so that they can stay abreast of the latest technological advancements and keep pace with the exponential growth in medical sciences. Hence, correct.

D. Before introducing doctors to the latest medical science theories, the hospital will start an educational program to inform its doctors of the probable far-reaching effects of these theories.

This option explains the initial brain storming session to gain first hand insight on what the theory is actually speaking about. Two things seem to be off track - theories alone are not the crux of medical science development, secondly, a small brief introduction cannot suffice a deeper refresher session or newer medical science advancement learning. Hence, wrong.

E. At regular intervals, the hospital will survey its doctors to determine how the expansion of medical science has affected them.

This option is a precursor of the plan, and not the plan itself. This initial step helps us identify the pitfalls and lacunae in knowledge levels in medical sciences compared to the actual advancements and improvements happening on ground. Hence, wrong.

Option C

ExpertsGlobal5 · Answer

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iamjatinagrawal · Answer

A. The hospital will establish a program to allow selected doctors the opportunity to receive additional training ten years after their original hiring date. - Offering training to selected doctors, this sounds vague and insufficient to prepare most effectively for the situation described -  Eliminate  
 
B. The hospital will raise its investment in advanced medical equipment per year for at least the next seven years. - We are talking about the skills of the doctors, this is irrelevant -  Eliminate
  
 D. Before introducing doctors to the latest medical science theories, the hospital will start an educational program to inform its doctors of the probable far-reaching effects of these theories. - Education Programs, theories - not helping to explain how this will make the hospitals prepare for the scenario described above -  Eliminate  
 
E. At regular intervals, the hospital will survey its doctors to determine how the expansion of medical science has affected them. - Irrelevant, survey is not enough to prepare the hospital -  Eliminate

C. The hospital will ensure that it can offer its doctors any training necessary to meet their job requirements. - If the hospital is providing necessary training for the skills required at the hospital then it prepares the hospital for the scenario described in the argument -  This is the ANSWER

arushi118 · Answer

The problem is that the doctor's knowledge becomes obsolete quickly so it needs frequent updating. C directly ensures that doctors get any training they need - so best prepares for rapid obsolescence.
 C is the answer!

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