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On Becoming a Healer
On Becoming a Healer
Saul J. Weiner and Stefan Kertesz

Doctors and other health care professionals are too often socialized and pressured to become “efficient task completers” rather than healers, which leads... more

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“Simonisms”: Revisiting the uncommon wisdom of a physician and educator who shaped us deeply

To commemorate the start of our fifth season, we revisit a conversation we had almost two years ago about the... more

15 Oct 2024 · 34 minutes
Do the doctors who sold Matthew Perry ketamine indicate something rotten in mainstream medicine?

The two doctors charged for their roles in the events leading up to actor Matthew Perry’s death were both involved... more

17 Sep 2024 · 57 minutes
Some Pitfalls of Narrative Medicine and How to Avoid Them

The term “Narrative Medicine” (NM) refers to a range of activities, including close reading and reflective writing about literature, designed... more

20 Aug 2024 · 55 minutes
The chasm between how doctors are taught to communicate and what they actually sound like

There is an idealized version of physician-patient communication that is taught in medical schools, reinforced with acronyms like PEARLS, SPIKES,... more

23 Jul 2024 · 46 minutes
What do we lose and what do we gain by calling addiction a disease?

The National Institute on Drug Abuse defines addiction as a “chronic disease” occurring in the brain – Many believe this... more

18 Jun 2024 · 50 minutes
Can we learn and practice medicine well in a system that is so ill?

In his book, The Present Illness, American Health Care and Its Afflictions, physician and historian Martin Shapiro, MD, PhD, MPH... more

21 May 2024 · 51 minutes
“Tough Love” is Not the Answer: A critique of NEJM reporting on student/trainee grievances and educator discontent

A recent NEJM article and accompanying podcast episode (“Tough Love”) authored and hosted by the Journal’s national correspondent sound... more

16 Apr 2024 · 59 minutes
What a James Baldwin story can teach doctors and patients about care amidst suffering

“Sonny’s Blues” is a 1956 story by the author, James Baldwin, about a “sensible” and pragmatic algebra teacher and his... more

19 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
How confronting racist ideas I didn’t realize I had is shaping me as a physician and a person

In a 2021 episode that we reran last month, “About me being racist: a conversation that follows an apology,” Saul... more

20 Feb 2024 · 55 minutes
About me being racist: A conversation that follows an apology

We are re-running this episode from 2021 because we’re releasing a sequel next month in which Saul reflects on his... more

16 Jan 2024 · 42 minutes
On Becoming a Healer
“Simonisms”: Revisiting the uncommon wisdom of a physician and educator who shaped us deeply
On Becoming a Healer
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