The style of medical writing that residents are exposed to, both in medical school and throughout training, revolves around the many. We are taught to think in terms of evidence-based medicine – and with evidence, the power is in the numbers. Most literally, a study with more participants is highly powered, but more practically, we prioritize the results of reproducible, peer-reviewed, meta-analyzed, systemic research. Most specialties require a capstone scholarly activity and/or quality improvement project to graduate residency because, to practice medicine, one must understand the wiring of our greater consciousness. We learn to think alike. However, along the way, we are asked repeatedly, throughout interviews and on applications, to return to our individual story – a task that seems oddly counterproductive to our hospital hive mind. Each personal essay demands reflection, frequently on challenging or motivating moments in the life of the author, which subtly exercises the muscles of...
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January 2023
Our Truth and the Truth: How Personal Reflection Informs Patient Care
ASA Monitor January 2023, Vol. 87, 35.
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Hannah Viroslav; Our Truth and the Truth: How Personal Reflection Informs Patient Care. ASA Monitor 2023; 87:35 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000911820.79801.9b
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