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Podcast: The Podcast by KevinMD
Episode: A medical student's transformative encounter with end-of-life care
Description: We sit down with Ellie Qian, a medical student, to discuss the profound experiences that shape the journey of becoming a compassionate health care professional. Ellie shares a transformative encounter from her first year in medical school, where she practiced medical interviewing with a standardized patient, Chris, who has stage 4 metastatic lung cancer, and his supportive partner, Jordan. This deeply human conversation about end-of-life care, love, and the power of silence offers invaluable insights into the essence of medicine. Ellie Qian is a medical student. She discusses the KevinMD article, "Honoring humanity: lessons from a...