I was greatly saddened to hear of the untimely death of Dr. Paul Farmer at age 62. I first learned about him when I read “Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World” by Tracy Kidder...

As physicians, we have been trained to keep the best interest of others at heart during our professional encounters. We, therefore, may falsely assume that others are similarly motivated in such an altruistic manner. This can lead us...

As a group, we physicians work hard. Some may have a fairly routine schedule with predictable hours and others may have unpredictable hours and schedules; regardless most physicians log in long hours dedicated to work. This often...

How do you quantify and measure the impact of an extra ten minutes spent talking with a patient and his family? A follow-up phone call to check in? Holding a patient’s hand? Asking a patient how their grandchild is doing? Filling up some...