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1/ (thread) My #adviceForNewDoctors : yes, you need to start with "first, do no harm."
But that’s an insufficient promise. when you decided you were going to do this whole ‘doctor’ thing you did it to do some good—to be better than good
But that’s an insufficient promise. when you decided you were going to do this whole ‘doctor’ thing you did it to do some good—to be better than good
2/ your MD allows you to bear witness to the times of deepest joy and sorrow of humanity. Don’t dismiss those moments as incidental to ‘a job’—that tugging on your own heart you feel is part of what makes you a great physician. #adviceForNewDoctors
3/ Don’t be a jerk. Remember that “Compassion is of little value if it just remains an idea. It must motivate how we respond to others and be reflected in all our thoughts and actions” (Dalai Lama)
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