It is interesting to talk with a family member who is a physician mainly for male veterans of the armed forces. He's got roughly the same training as someone wh

It is interesting to talk with a family member who is a physician mainly for male veterans of the armed forces. He's got roughly the same training as someone who would treat families, but because he's worked with this older/sicker/male/poorer population with particular shared experiences, he's really developed an ear for what these guys are saying and not saying. It's a whole set of para-medical skills that do not transfer to children, women, guys who come from a very different demographic or cultural profile. So I sort of agree that gut feeling varies based on the language a patient will use, but knowing your patient population well can help you tune in beyond the words.