Med School Series: What is Palliative Care?: "When I first thought of becoming a doctor, I was imagining a profession whereby I would learn the ins and outs of the body so that I could use it to treat illness. I saw the physician as an expert who always had some way of helping the patient get better, where getting better meant healing from a disease.
"Now, a few years later and studying medicine, I realize that my former view was incomplete. The role of the physician is to help the patient get better, but not just physically. I have come to realize that illness is not only disease – it is also the pain caused by the disease."
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