Full Description
Nearly every medical school around the world teaches a class about the clinical foundations of medicine and how to start the process of becoming a skilled and caring physician. However, there has never been a book on it—until now. This premier text brings together talented and renowned physicians from across the globe in order to discuss important topics related to clinical excellence, including humility, empathy, and ingenuity in medicine. Students, physicians-in-training, and health care professionals will gain tremendous knowledge by hearing the stories of what these master clinicians have learned from their patients and colleagues, thereby providing a foundation in how to achieve greatness as a clinician.
KEY FEATURES:
Features engaging patient stories and personal reflections from a diverse set of authors
Explores successes, failures, and lessons learned that cut across all fields of medicine
Serves as a comprehensive meditation on master clinicianship that is ideal for courses in clinical foundations of medicine
Contents
Foreword. Preface. Editor Biographies. List of Contributors. 1 The Good Doctor. 2 Personomics. 3 Diagnosis. 4 Fun Stuff. 5 Mentorship in Medical Education and Training. 6 Empathy. 7 Clinical Reasoning and Judgment. 8 Practicing Principled Medicine. 9 Diversity. 10 Peer Learning. 11 Establishing Rapport with Patients. 12 Communicating a Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Plan: A Patient's Journey. 13 Medical Humanism. 14 Bach on the Hudson, or the Transformative Creativity of Attention. 15 Partnering with Patients. 16 A Medical Education. 17 At the Bedside and Beyond: Improving Health through Patient Advocacy. 18 Respect. 19 Communication and Collaboration. 20 Biosocial Medicine. 21 Professionalism and Ethics in Medicine. 22 Dealing with Uncertainty. 23 Falling Short. 24 Physician Burnout. 25 Saying Goodbye.
