Our Family Secrets

On Being a Doctor18 August 2015Our Family SecretsAnonymousAnonymousSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M14-2168 Audio Reading - “Our Family Secrets” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Our Family Secrets," by Anonymous. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail One day in January, I was facilitating a fourth-year elective course with eight medical students. It was a medical humanities class, and the topic that afternoon was the virtue of forgiveness. A student named David led the discussion, and I listened as they exchanged ideas. When their energy waned, I asked, “Do any of you have someone to forgive from your clinical experiences? Did anything ever happen that you need to forgive or perhaps still can't forgive?”I waited for an answer, but no one said a word. When a classroom becomes that quiet in response to a question, I ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “Our Family Secrets” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Our Family Secrets," by Anonymous. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoOn Being a Doctor: Shining a Light on the Dark Side Christine Laine , Darren B. Taichman , and Michael A. LaCombe On Being a Doctor: Shining a Light on the Dark Side Christine Laine , Darren B. Taichman , and Michael A. LaCombe Metrics Cited byCan the appropriate use of humour and anecdotes from practice improve the retention of information in nursing lectures and would stand-up comedy techniques aid lecturers?Conflicts of Interest and Conflicts of CommitmentThe Neuroethics of MemoryBandwagon Effect and Authority BiasBearing witness: United States and Canadian maternity support workers’ observations of disrespectful care in childbirthNurse ethical sensitivity: An integrative reviewHidden Curricula, Ethics, and Professionalism: Optimizing Clinical Learning Environments in Becoming and Being a Physician: A Position Paper of the American College of PhysiciansLisa Soleymani Lehmann, MD, PhD, Lois Snyder Sulmasy, JD, and Sanjay Desai, MD, for the ACP Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee*Are We Ready for Our Close-up?Bearing the Burden of Care: Emotional Burnout Among Maternity Support WorkersJarring Unprofessionalism: Argot Revisited“Pretend you didn't hear that”–managing ethical dilemmas from the bottom of a medical hierarchyShining a Light on the Dark SideShafik Dharamsi, BEd, MSc, PhDShining a Light on the Dark SideLinda Ray, MDShining a Light on the Dark SideGaetan Sgro, MD, Mark T. Gladwin, MD, Alexander Teng, MD, Akshata Moghe, MD, PhD, and Shanta M. Zimmer, MDShining a Light on the Dark SideJordan Cohen, MD and Richard I. Levin, MDShining a Light on the Dark SideElizabeth Allemann, MDDoctors Behaving Badly and the Tyranny of Peer PressureTrends from the educators for anesthesia and critical care 2014/15On Being a Doctor: Shining a Light on the Dark SideChristine Laine, MD, MPH, Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD, and Michael A. LaCombe, MD 18 August 2015Volume 163, Issue 4Page: 321KeywordsHemorrhageKneesNursesObstetrics and gynecologyPlacentaRashesShouldersThoraxUterusVagina ePublished: 18 August 2015 Issue Published: 18 August 2015 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2015 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...