Empathy works in two directions. It helps the healer as much as it does the patient. Empathic behavior brings us closer to our patients and closer to the untainted enthusiasm we had during the first years of medical school. It reminds us of who we are—and who we are not.
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ACEP News: Vol 29 – No 05 – May 2010On the empathy front, our job is not easy. We are in the empathy spelling bee. It’s one tough one after another. Yes, I know you won’t get every one right.
I hear ya, brother (and sister).
Dr. Baehren lives in Ottawa Hills, Ohio. He practices emergency medicine and is an assistant professor at the University of Toledo (Ohio) Medical Center. Your feedback is welcome at David.Baehren@utoledo.edu.
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