| On humility. | |
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PMID: 20679563 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The new professionalism movement in medical education takes seriously the old medical virtues. Perhaps the most difficult virtue to understand and practice is humility, which seems out of place in a medical culture characterized by arrogance, assertiveness, and a sense of entitlement. Countercultural though it is, humility need not suggest weakness or lack of self-confidence. On the contrary, humility requires toughness and emotional resilience. Humility in medicine manifests itself as unflinching self-awareness; empathic openness to others; and a keen appreciation of, and gratitude for, the privilege of caring for sick persons. Justified pride in medicine's accomplishments should neither rule out nor diminish our humility as healers. |
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Authors:
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Jack Coulehan |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Annals of internal medicine Volume: 153 ISSN: 1539-3704 ISO Abbreviation: Ann. Intern. Med. Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
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Created Date: 2010-08-03 Completed Date: 2010-08-13 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372351 Medline TA: Ann Intern Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 200-1 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-8335, USA. jcoulehan@notes.cc.sunysb.edu |
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Anecdotes as Topic Education, Medical* Faculty, Medical Humans Pennsylvania Students, Medical / psychology* Virtues* |
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