A guide to medical etiquette-how to conduct yourself at meetings

Abstract

Lifetime learning, it seems, must take place over lunchtime. At midday in hospitals across the United Kingdom medical staffs are engaged in learning and lunching. You as a medical student are required to attend such meetings. Pharmaceutical companies seeking to peddle their wares often provide small bribes by way of coffee and sandwiches. Medical students are usually permitted to partake of the morally ambiguous offerings. You will need self denial to create a good impression. Make sure …