Jules Lipoff

2016

Outlines and Mnemonics

When I was little, I would follow my cardiologist father as he sat in doctors’ lounges interpreting EKGs and dictating reports for hospitals. I was impressed by his ability to immediately rattle off a diagnosis after a brief glance, seemingly without thought. Later, as a medical student, when I was taught to approach EKGs in a methodical and algorithmic way, it occurred to me that my dad had begun this way first and then built upon his skills with experience.