"What we need in medical schools is not……" — Abraham Verghese
"What we need in medical schools is not to teach empathy, as much as to preserve it - the process of learning huge volumes of information about disease, of learning a specialized language, can ironically make one lose sight of the patient one came to serve; empathy can be replaced by cynicism."
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Abraham Verghese
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89 Quotes by Abraham Verghese
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Be careful! Travel expands the mind and loosens the bowels.
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The most important innovation in medicine to come in the next 10 years: the power of the human hand.
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In an emergency, what treatment is given by ear? Words of Comfort.
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Pray tell us, what's your favorite number?
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