Humanity in Medicine
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چکیده
My first brush with the issue of humanity in medical field was when I read this quote, a few months back, put up by a prestigious international journal for an essay writing competition. As I read that quote, it stirred my conscience. And although I almost instantaneously quelled the desire to write on it, thinking my chances of winning an essay contest too slim to bother with, it set me thinking. The idea behind this quote is thought provoking. It challenges those of us in the medical field to remember what it feels like to be on the other end of the stethoscope — to remember that there is a person and not just a pathogen infecting a host. The purpose behind my presentation of ideas on this platform is to reinforce upon us, healthcare professionals, the importance of rekindling and keeping alive the desire of service to mankind with which many of us had gone into the medical profession.
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Humanity in Healthcare - The Heart and Soul of Medicine Peter Barritt Humanity in Healthcare - The Heart and Soul of Medicine Radcliffe 272pp £27.95 1 85775 836 6 1857758366 [Formula: see text].
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