Guest: Abraham Verghese, MD, MACP <br>

  Host: Martin Samuels, MD <br>


  
    <p>What does treating a patient with a stigmatized illness teach a physician about treating all illness? Dr. Abraham Verghese, professor for the theory and practice of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, joins host Dr. Martin Samuels to discuss the effects of stigmatized medicine on the physician-patient relationship, and other topics.</p>

Guest: Abraham Verghese, MD, MACP Host: Martin Samuels, MD What does treating a patient with a stigmatized illness teach a physician about treating all illness? Dr. Abraham Verghese, professor for the theory and practice of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, joins host Dr. Martin Samuels to discuss the effects of stigmatized medicine on the physician-patient relationship, and other topics.

Stigmatized Medicine and the Physician-Patient Relationship

Medicine is both art and science. It wrestles with details and broad concepts. Mistakes are both bad and good. It is the height of technology, and the one-on one conversation. It is mundane and it is dramatic. Part profession. Part trade. What can we learn from our history that will give us insight into the sources the courage to move forward?
Inspired to Act is a series of personal conversations with some of the most compelling figures in modern medicine — designed to inform, educate and inspire medical professionals — and reveal, ultimately, what makes the medical profession a challenging, satisfying, and exciting endeavor.

Medicine

Medicine is both art and science. It wrestles with details and broad concepts. Mistakes are both bad and good. It is the height of technology, and the one-on one conversation. It is mundane and it is dramatic. Part profession. Part trade. What can we learn from our history that will give us insight into the sources the courage to move forward? Inspired to Act is a series of personal conversations with some of the most compelling figures in modern medicine — designed to inform, educate and inspire medical professionals — and reveal, ultimately, what makes the medical profession a challenging, satisfying, and exciting endeavor.

Medicine is both art and science. It wrestles with details and broad concepts. Mistakes are both bad and good. It is the height of technology, and the one-on one conversation. It is mundane and it is dramatic. Part profession. Part trade.&nbsp;What can we learn from our history that will give us insight into the sources the courage to move forward?
Inspired to Act is a series of personal conversations with some of the most compelling figures in modern medicine — designed to inform, educate and inspire medical professionals — and reveal, ultimately,&nbsp;what makes&nbsp;the medical&nbsp;profession a challenging, satisfying, and exciting endeavor.

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