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...imagine how a patient would feel if they’re telling you about their husband’s recent diagnosis with lung cancer and you’re looking at the computer,” says Treadway, who teaches “Introduction to the Profession” at the Medical School...
Treadway adds that many medical students and doctors are so focused on diagnosing and treating the problem that they forget what the experience is like for the patient...
...recalls a time when she asked a group of residents who had just delivered a diagnosis of cancer whether any of them had asked the patient, “How are you doing with this...
When Treadway asked why, the resident said that he was afraid the patient might go “crazy” and he wouldn’t know what...
...only way you can make the patient feel safe is to make it clear you’re available and you care,” says Treadway...