Reflections on “Kindness” Poem
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I. "Kindness" by Naomi Shihab-Nye Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve ...
Read More Sociopathic Behavior
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This summer I read a helpful book, The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout. It describes a certain type of ...
Read More Resisting callousness through sharing and reflection
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How can we can enhance compassion and resist callousness? Through sharing and reflection. I believe strongly that intentionally sharing the ...
Read More Why are zombie stories scary, and fascinating?
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This summer I picked up and was hooked by a zombie book (World War Z, by Max Brooks). It posits ...
Read More Sacred Pause
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Sacred Pause is a ritual that acknowledges the significance of a patient’s death. More than an idea, its practice brings ...
Read More Compassion in patient care
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I’d like to speak up for making medicine (not just internal medicine, but any health care profession) a calling to ...
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