Importance Of Attending Facilitating Roundss

In my very first rotation in Brooklyn, NY, the Attending facilitating rounds began his teaching by quoting Plato: The greatest mistake in the treatment of diseases is that there are physicians for the body and physicians for the soul, although the two cannot be separated. Though it was my very first day on the floors during my Internal Medicine rotation, this quote has resonated with me and showed me the importance of connecting with patients. Throughout my clinical rotations, I have been privileged to meet professors and Attendings that spared no effort to impart their knowledge and experiences to give me a better insight into the field of medicine. They tirelessly spent countless hours teaching medicine from the molecular level and applied the physiological concepts we learned from our Basic science years to the walking, breathing patients that I had began to come across on a daily basis. The passage of knowledge from Attending to Resident/ Student is something very sacred to me. I quickly came to learn that being a Teacher and student simultaneously is a critical part of Medicine. Education is not only imperative for the medical student, resident, and modern physician but it is of the utmost importance for the patient. …show more content…
During the course of conversation, I realized his fears disappearing and a sense of calm came upon him. He grabbed my right hand and placed it in between both if his hands and in a very heartfelt way said thank you Dr. Rikhil. At this point, I was extremely moved by his poignant gesture and learned the value of connecting with the patient on a human level. After that experience, I make it a priority to build a rapport with each and every