Friday, June 11, 2010

Bringing Doctors to the Dying Patient’s Bedside

In a new initiative to humanize doctor-patient relations, pairs medical students with patients who are dying alone. As described in the New York Times, the two-year-old project is part of a center for humanism that seeks to promote "dignity and respect for the individual, commitment to the relief of suffering and the delivery of care that is kind, just and humble."

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