Originally Posted by
JohnDThompson
+1 this. The GI doc who did my colonoscopy last winter did a DRE at the same time. Saved me a repeat DRE at my physical this fall.
Amusing anecdote. I was sitting around a table with a group of family practice MDs who were mentoring family practice residents. One of them lamented that so few of the residents would do a DRE without prompting. Another tsked, "and they're supposed to be the digital generation!"
The old quote to medical students from years past...."if you don't put your finger in it, someday you are likely to put your foot in it".