Smiles can be contagious. They can lead to consequential interactions as we share our common humanity.
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Five lessons from a medical career…and life
Trusting the intuition of others, listening intently, leaving biases behind, smiling and remembering our shared humanity are great lessons for medical professionals…and for the rest of us.
What Have I Learned?
If the families that I saw derived some benefit from my care over the course of my career, I had to acknowledge that I derived even more benefit from my interactions with them.
“Professional” lessons learned
Recently I was asked to write an article about my professional journey. When I was completing that, I took the time to highlight 5 lessons learned. As I detail them below, I also realize that they have applicability to all of our social interactions and that every day is a day to learn and improve.