Love thy neighbor as thyself”;
Humanism is accepting this civic responsibility and reminding others
to never forget it.
Anna Scipioni
Humanism means treating patients with respect and dignity by identifying our own personal biases and setting them aside in order to listen to their stories with an open mind and heart. It also means treating patients with compassion by seeing them as more than just a set of symptoms and seeking to meet their goals through shared decision making.
Mary Katherine Rohrbaugh
For me, humanism is the practice of caring for the whole person. It means taking into consideration an individual’s physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health and their social needs in order to provide them well-rounded care.
Bridget Rafferty
To me, humanism in medicine means coming to know our patients beyond their clinical diagnoses, so that we can build a relationship of trust as we walk with them and their families through the duration of their illnesses and beyond.
Melanie Patterson
Stepping into another person’s shoes and really thinking about the effect that conversations, treatments, and news can have on the listener is the most powerful skill I believe a healthcare provider can have. I feel that true empathy comes from understanding the patient’s perspective, and this is the most important aspect of humanism in medicine, to me.
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