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Empathy Misses: Episode 151
Welcome back to the podcast! Today, we’re diving deep into empathy in medicine—why it matters, how it impacts patient care, and how it can actually make our work as physicians more fulfilling. We all want to be great doctors, but sometimes the fast pace of medicine makes it easy to fall into patterns of judgment, frustration, or detachment. This episode is all about shifting our perspective and learning how to meet patients where they are—without burning ourselves out in the process.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
✅ How to respond to patient emotions with validation instead of dismissal
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