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- Abigail Driscoll.
- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota drisc153@umn.edu.
- Ann Fam Med. 2022 Nov 1; 20 (6): 564565564-565.
AbstractMinutes after starting my family medicine rotation, my first patient crumpled before my eyes. She shared a story of anguish and worry, overwhelmed with the grief of her partner's unexpected death and consequential housing instability. As a medical student, I both underestimated and was underprepared for the pain of facing patients experiencing life-changing loss. It is one thing to read about structural trauma and deeply embedded inequalities; it is another to look into the eyes of the patients whose families are, in part, shaped by them. In this essay, I grapple with a myriad of emotions on my first day of family medicine-and contemplate the courage required to show up, wholeheartedly, for our patients.© 2022 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.
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