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A Foundation of Failure

A Foundation of Failure JGIM REFLECTION Mike Stillman Boston Medical Center, Brookline, MA, USA. J Gen Intern Med 24(4):538–9 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-0921-0 © Society of General Internal Medicine 2009 t a recent meeting of our medical school’s advisory college I spent very little time with John—much less than I should A our Dean of Student Affairs asked 190 first-year students have—and didn’t closely interrogate his history. I took his for their definition of professionalism. The majority of these temperature which was normal, I quickly palpated his neck and young people, just months out of college, were perhaps found he had no swelling or lymph node enlargement, and I unqualified to answer the question, yet enthusiasm over- peered into the back of his throat and saw minimal inflammation whelmed inexperience, eager faces glowed with engagement, without pus. John told me he wasn’t feeling much better than he and willing hands shot up in response. had the night before, but as his symptoms hadn’tprogressed, I “It means always doing your best,” one student yelled, as the endorsed the care he had received and told him to call me if he Dean scribbled the answer on a white board. didn’t start to feel better within a day http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of General Internal Medicine Springer Journals

A Foundation of Failure

Stillman, Mike
Journal of General Internal Medicine , Volume 24 (4) – Feb 14, 2009
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2009 by Society of General Internal Medicine
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Internal Medicine
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0884-8734
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1525-1497
DOI
10.1007/s11606-009-0921-0
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19219513
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JGIM REFLECTION Mike Stillman Boston Medical Center, Brookline, MA, USA. J Gen Intern Med 24(4):538–9 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-0921-0 © Society of General Internal Medicine 2009 t a recent meeting of our medical school’s advisory college I spent very little time with John—much less than I should A our Dean of Student Affairs asked 190 first-year students have—and didn’t closely interrogate his history. I took his for their definition of professionalism. The majority of these temperature which was normal, I quickly palpated his neck and young people, just months out of college, were perhaps found he had no swelling or lymph node enlargement, and I unqualified to answer the question, yet enthusiasm over- peered into the back of his throat and saw minimal inflammation whelmed inexperience, eager faces glowed with engagement, without pus. John told me he wasn’t feeling much better than he and willing hands shot up in response. had the night before, but as his symptoms hadn’tprogressed, I “It means always doing your best,” one student yelled, as the endorsed the care he had received and told him to call me if he Dean scribbled the answer on a white board. didn’t start to feel better within a day

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Published: Feb 14, 2009

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