<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt; I never saw Andrew after that night, but I think of him often. I hope that our interaction played a small part in getting him the care he needed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt; Sujal Manohar reflects on the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt;  importance of digging deeper into a patient's social history by expanding past the typical questions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt; The essay read in this episode was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the September 2025 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Academic Medicine Podcast

Academic Medicine

The "Uninsured" Patient

OCT 6, 20253 MIN
Academic Medicine Podcast

The "Uninsured" Patient

OCT 6, 20253 MIN

Description

I never saw Andrew after that night, but I think of him often. I hope that our interaction played a small part in getting him the care he needed.

Sujal Manohar reflects on the importance of digging deeper into a patient's social history by expanding past the typical questions.

The essay read in this episode was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the September 2025 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.