RT Book, Section
A1 Arthur, Joseph
A1 Epner, Daniel E.
A2 Epner, Daniel E.
SR Print(0)
ID 1190085714
T1 Safe and Empathic Approach to Opioid Use through the Lens of a Palliative Care Physician
T2 Empathy: Real Stories to Inspire and Enlighten Busy Clinicians
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw Hill LLC
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260473414
LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190085714
RD 2024/04/19
AB I  THINK  MUCH  of  my  empathic  ability  is  rooted  in  my  upbringing  in  Ghana,  a  country  in  West  Africa  where  I  was  born  and  lived  until  I  moved  to  Pennsylvania  for  my  internal  medicine  residency.  My  mother  was  an  elementary  school  teacher,  and  my  father  worked  as  the  manager  of  a  shipping  company,  so  I  grew  up  in  a  stable  middle-class  home.  My  dad  was  a  good  provider,  but  he  traveled  extensively  for  work,  so  my  mom  was  the  glue  that  held  our  family  together.  Being  a  teacher,  she  emphasized  education  above  just  about  everything  else  and  assigned  me  additional  schoolwork  at  home.  As  a  result,  my  siblings  and  I  all  pursued  higher  education  and  professional  careers  in  Ghana,  the  United  Kingdom,  or  the  United  States.  I  was  steered  toward  medicine  from  an  early  age,  as  many  of  the  best  students  in  Ghana  are.  My  parents  knew  I  had  the  potential  to  succeed  as  a  doctor.  In  addition  to  being  steered  toward  a  medical  career,  I  also  naturally  developed  a  great  interest  in  medicine  that  intensified  as  I  witnessed  the  difficulties  that  many  Ghanaians  experienced  in  seeking  health  care.