Nurturing Empathy: An Oncologist Looks at Medicine and Himself

Empathy in medicine matters. A doctor reflects on his experience as a patient and the need for clinicians to re‐engage with patients empathically while giving the best care possible. In addition, we must begin teaching our students and trainees medical humanities as early as we can, because empathy...

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Published in:The oncologist (Dayton, Ohio) Ohio), 2014-12, Vol.19 (12), p.1287-1288
Main Author: Rahman, Fazlur
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Empathy
Fractures, Bone - surgery
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Medical Oncology
Narratives in Oncology
Physician-Patient Relations
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Summary:Empathy in medicine matters. A doctor reflects on his experience as a patient and the need for clinicians to re‐engage with patients empathically while giving the best care possible. In addition, we must begin teaching our students and trainees medical humanities as early as we can, because empathy can be nurtured.
ISSN:1083-7159
1549-490X
DOI:10.1634/theoncologist.2014-0387