Ivory Tower Syndrome

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A popular term for the relative disregard that academic physicians may have for economic and other realities when teaching medical students

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syndrome			The ivory tower syndrome is not one from which I suffer. My childhood was run on military lines. If I turned up for breakfast ... by Kerr, Jane / The Mirror (London, England) Everyone wants a piece of the toughest guy on the planet and there is an endless list of examples of Ivory Tower syndrome, where those at the peak of their careers forget exactly what it was it took to get them there in the first place. Boxing: TOO SCARED TO LEWIS; Manny relying on fear factor for Brit by Grahame, Ewing / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) This is an outstanding example of the ivory tower syndrome that has caused Los Angeles to be one of the most disliked places in California. PUBLIC FORUM : ILLEGAL UNITS POSE THREAT TO RESIDENTIAL AREAS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)			IUDZG IUGR IUI IUPC IV IV push IV therapy IV-type traction frame Iva angustifolia IVAC pump Ivalon sponge IVAT IVBAT IVC IVDA Ivemark's syndrome ivermectin IVF IVH IVIC syndrome IVIG ivory ivory bones ivory exostosis Ivory Phalanx Sign Ivory Tower Syndrome Ivory Vertebra Sign Ivory Wave IVP IVT IVUS ivy Ivy bleeding time ivy gourd ivy loop technique Ivy method ivy poisoning ivybush ixabepilone Ixempra Ixiolaena brevicompta Ixodes Ixodes dammini Ixodes scapularis ixodi- ixodiasis ixodic ixodid Ixodidae Ixodides Ixodoidea			Ivory carving Ivory carving Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Ivory Coast franc Ivory Coast Medical Relief Team ivory exostosis ivory exostosis ivory exostosis ivory gull ivory gull ivory nut ivory nut ivory nuts ivory nuts ivory osteoma ivory osteoma ivory osteoma ivory palm ivory palm Ivory Phalanx Sign ivory plant ivory point Ivory porcelain Ivory shell ivory tower Ivory Tower Syndrome ivory towers ivory tree Ivory Vertebra Sign Ivory Wave Ivory Wave Ivory Wave Ivory, James Ivory, James Ivory, James Ivory-bill Ivory-bill Ivory-bill woodpecker Ivory-bill woodpecker Ivory-billed Ivory-billed ivory-billed woodpecker ivory-billed woodpecker ivory-billed woodpecker ivory-nut palm ivorybill Ivorytype ivorywood IVOS Ivot IVOTY IVOX IVP IVP IVP IVPA

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