"On the first night of my labor and delivery rotation, I watched a story unfold that reminded me of medicine’s potential to arouse our innermost humanity."

Medical student Nicholas Lenze remembers an experience that reminded him that medicine is more than just the next task, that it is the extraordinary moments of humanity physicians experience when they are present with patients. This essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the June 2019 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.

A Show of Emotion

Meet medical students and residents, clinicians and educators, health care thought leaders and researchers in this podcast from the journal Academic Medicine. Episodes chronicle the stories of these individuals as they experience the science and the art of medicine. Guests delve deeper into the issues shaping medical schools and teaching hospitals today. Subscribe to this podcast and listen as the conversation continues. 

The journal Academic Medicine serves as an international forum to advance knowledge about the principles, policy, and practice of research, education, and patient care in academic settings. 

Please note that the opinions expressed in this podcast are the guests’ alone, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the AAMC or its members.

A Show of Emotion

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