The Voice of Reason

While doctors primarily pursue medicine with the intention of healing people and curing disease, little do they realize how much death and dying becomes part of the conversation with patients and families. Throughout my internship year in internal medicine, I was faced with many discussions regarding palliative care. Discussing the end of life is not an easy task at any stage of a physician’s career, from seasoned physicians to novice interns

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Journal of Medical Education Perspectives
Vol 3, No 1 (2014)
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http://www.jmeps.com/issue/view/1084

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