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Humility and the practice of medicine: tasting humble pie

2010; Canadian Medical Association; Volume: 182; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1503/cmaj.100874

1488-2329

Harvey Max Chochinov,

Ethics in medical practice

As Scottish author J.M. Barrie wrote, "Life is a long lesson in humility." At first glance, the topics of medicine and humility would seem an unlikely pairing. After all, training for certainty in the practice of medicine — the slow but steady relinquishment of humility — begins in medical