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On Being a Doctor |3 June 2014

Of Leaves, Trees, Forests, and Primary Care

Adam Seth Cifu, MD

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We all recognize that we are not the same doctor from day to day. Our mood, how well we slept, how our kids are doing in school, and what our chair said to us on the way to clinic all affect us in our clinical setting. Although we like to think that the quality of care that we deliver stays constant, I certainly know that the focus with which I attend to my patients varies enormously.
On the days when I feel most besieged, I see only the leaves. Patients' issues and, unfortunately, patients themselves become blood pressures, hemoglobin A...
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Cifu AS. Of Leaves, Trees, Forests, and Primary Care. Ann Intern Med. 2014;160:806. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/M13-2984

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2014;160(11):806.

DOI: 10.7326/M13-2984

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