Adventure Quote by Danielle Ofri

““Suddenly, I was plunged back into an avid learning environment, starting at the bottom and working my way painstakingly up the mountain. The thrill of learning and accomplishing stimulated me so much that the work was pleasurable.””

Danielle Ofri

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“How the sadness is handled by the physician has a powerful impact on the medical care received by the patients. If the grief is…

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“Burnout also leads to a large swath of physicians who aren't as empathetic toward their patients as they could be.”

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“Grief ate at these doctors, distracting them from both their families and their patients. Many reported withdrawing from emotional involvement with their patients and…

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“Empathy requires being attuned to the patient's perspective and understanding how the illness is woven into this particular persons' life. Last--and this is where…

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“Hospital life--with its byzantine array of moving parts layered atop the unpredictable rhythms of illness--is a permanent state of flux.”

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“Fear is a primal emotion in medicine. Every doctor can tell you of times when she or he was terrified; most can list more…

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“But I realized that not only did I need to keep tuning my skills as a doctor, I also had to figure out a…

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“Empathy--the ability to identify with someone else's suffering--is certainly a prerequisite for a genuine apology.”

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“Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio describes emotions as the "continuous musical line of our minds, the unstoppable humming." This basso continuo thrums along while doctors make…

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