![]() ![]() This resident had another mother under his care die just the night before- he cries and tells her how hard the experience was and as a result of this emotional outburst is reported to his program for unprofessional conduct. My mind returns to Chapter Two and the obstetrics resident who came to visit Dr Awdish after her harrowing first night. Having failed to know this piece of information, the medical team is assessed: ![]() ![]() The author is taken aback at this mechanical approach, having been in the patient’s position, and prompts the resident for the name of the baby his patient lost. He describes the woman’s medical condition in detail, hospital course, and objective data regarding her care, but does not offer commentary on her humanity. ![]() He gives a one-liner, then pauses and looks to the author for a cue- she has just suffered an eerily similar presentation and everyone is aware of the startling coincidence. The chapter begins as a resident presents a patient who is in the intensive care unit with HELLP syndrome. What comes after is a series of observations and assumptions that challenged me emotionally. Standing outside the unit, I silently hoped for the strength and clarity of thought to unite my experiences as a patient and physician into a cohesive whole, in a way that would honor all I had been through my education had begun the moment I had gotten sick, and it would likely continue for years to come. In Chapter 6, Dr Awdish returns to work and feels empathy for her patients, then returns to being a patient as she has an incisional hernia repaired. ![]()
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