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On Being a Doctor |5 September 2017

Shared Humanity

George Goshua, MD

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He is wearing his long overalls and a beige, straw rancher hat. A long beard descends to a point just above his navel. Robert drove in from a small rural town. At first glance, he seems thin and in good shape. I look further. Perhaps a bit too thin.
I meet this man at the end of my first year of medical school. With an interest in surgery, I spend my time seeing patients in the hospital's ear, nose, and throat surgery clinic.
The man speaks in a thick country accent. He takes off his hat and lifts his beard. Hidden beneath it lies a contour-breaking lump. An affirming exchange of nods between him and me. I feel it. Incorporate its nonmobile nature into my mind.
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Goshua G. Shared Humanity. Ann Intern Med. 2017;167:359. doi: 10.7326/M16-2602

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2017;167(5):359.

DOI: 10.7326/M16-2602

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