The Motherhouse
Why do I find it so much easier to deal with death after the fact than I do watching its slow, looming approach, like the shadow of a cloud creeping over my face? I think of cupping water between my h...
6 Dec 20216min
Someone Else's Mother
"My time, energy, and focus are finite; one clear, properly motivated action will come at the cost of another. It is easy to think this means I will miss out on important moments, or that I may disapp...
29 Nov 20216min
The Eco-Normalization Model: A New Framework for Evaluating Innovations
Guest Deena Hamza, PhD, joins hosts Toni Gallo and Research in Medical Education (RIME) Committee member and assistant editor Dan Schumacher, MD, PhD, MEd, to discuss a new framework for evaluating in...
22 Nov 202131min
Learning to Show Patients You are Listening From 3,000 Miles Away
It is often minute details such as the lack of internet, transportation, or a signature that can prevent people from completing an application for food stamps or the medication they need. By acknowled...
15 Nov 20215min
The Deliberate Practice of Caring
Just like technical expertise, expert caring can be taught and deliberately practiced. As educators, we must study it, measure it, and build consensus on an ideal framework. And above all, we must val...
8 Nov 20215min
Growing Trust in Patient-Physician Relationships
Guest Richard Baron, MD, joins hosts Toni Gallo and deputy editor Colin West, MD, PhD, to discuss the importance of trust in patient-physician relationships and ways physicians can build trust and ove...
1 Nov 202136min
Unspoken Challenges
"The importance of fostering trust with families cannot be overstated, and effective communication techniques make up just one part of the complex puzzle. Body language is often considered to be the m...
18 Okt 20216min
Pregnancy Is Like Nature: Cultural Arts to Navigate the Unexpected Cesarean Delivery
"Using my body to tell these cultural stories not only allowed for emotional mutability, but it also cultivated a sense of pride, identity, and autonomy. In dance, I was reminded that the body was not...
11 Okt 20215min
