When You Have No Words

Academic Medicine Podcast

English - July 10, 2023 11:00 - 4 minutes - 10.6 MB - ★★★★ - 43 ratings
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Shifting eyes, quivering lips, and fidgeting fingers can tell a million stories, but only if we open our eyes to those who are silently asking for help.

Alexandra Cohen reflects on how making assumptions can harm the therapeutic relationship between practitioner and patient.

The essay read in this episode was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the July 2023 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.