A young medical student recalls the indelible experience of taking care of a dying patient. It is the story of her first patient and her first death.
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Caring for his dying patient, a much-loved Irish farmer with advanced renal failure reminded a doctor of what’s really important in medicine.
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The eyelid area is a common area for non-melanoma skin cancers, such as basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma, accounting for about 5-10% of all skin cancers.
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We were told that as third-year medical students, we are lucky because we have time to really get to know our patients as people. It turns out to be true.
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A medical student learns about empathy from a busy pediatrician who advised her that learning from patients’ stories can be more important than giving medications.
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A family doctor relates the sad story of a fatal medical error that killed her friend Bob and ended up influencing her work for years to come.
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A family doctor ponders the conundrum of cost & care in the U.S. healthcare system after she stumbles upon a young woman covered in blood.
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Eden Brown, Psy.D. 8/2/2021 
Jeffrey Swisher, M.D. 7/16/2021 