Wednesday, January 11, 2012

What it means to care for your patient!

Third year UMHS-SK medical student, Kristin Riggs, puts a little heart back into the practice of medicine. "For Jose" is a moving, personal narrative published this month in "Family Medicine" Journal ~ [Vol.44,No.1 Jan 2012] . Ms. Riggs will no doubt have many more similar patient encounters as she embarks on her chosen career as a family physician, but this one with Jose, she has generously shared with all of us.
"In just a split second, his eyes told me more than any doctor or procedure had told me that day; he was scared, he was alone, and there was nothing he could do about it."
Thanks Kristin for holding Jose's hand!
Please take a few minutes to read this precious experience! Click on the link to the TOC's for the latest issue [January 2012], and scroll down to the article.

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