<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt;Rather than sheltering me from the rigors of doctoring, the museum has deepened my relationship to medicine by restoring its inherent mystery. It reminds me that the reality of our patients will always exceed our understanding of them.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt;Kain Kim reflects on how teaching the humanities can help normalize uncertainty in medical training.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt;The essay read in this episode was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the March 2024 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Academic Medicine Podcast

Academic Medicine

Our Achilles’ Heel: Vulnerability and Medical Uncertainty

MAR 18, 20244 MIN
Academic Medicine Podcast

Our Achilles’ Heel: Vulnerability and Medical Uncertainty

MAR 18, 20244 MIN

Description

Rather than sheltering me from the rigors of doctoring, the museum has deepened my relationship to medicine by restoring its inherent mystery. It reminds me that the reality of our patients will always exceed our understanding of them.

Kain Kim reflects on how teaching the humanities can help normalize uncertainty in medical training.

The essay read in this episode was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the March 2024 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.