Dave said it. High patient volume in short periods of time = crappy medicine.
Having said that I average about 30 per day, but my hours are 6am-4 or 5pm (depending on need), 20 min apt's and 40min for physicals or really complicated pt's.
One of my mentors saw 60 per day, spent about 5 min with each, and prescribed opiates to everyone with an ache and antibiotics to everyone with sniffles. Not exactly the qualities that I chose to emulate.
Be proud that you are taking good care of your 20-25 pt's per day. Maybe you should sit in for a few of those high volume visits and take notes on how many patient questions are ignored by your colleagues.
