The essays for the Ascona Balint Award give a deep impression of the students’ experiences, reflections and conclusions. And they show an insight into medical education in different countries.
“Miss Molly taught me how to manage my emotions not to be overwhelmed, nor distant from the patient’s reality. […] I guess the hardest part is to remember it in our daily life as physicians, and medical students, careful not to see a patient as another number and, this enchanting profession, as business.“
Joao Brainer
“What I see and know of the people I care for is only a small part of who they are. Respect for a person’s selfhood and integrity means that I cannot, and should not try, to control their lives.”
Leah Ginnivan
“Caring for patients and their families can be fraught with pitfalls and challenges, but investing our time to understand the patient’s behind the disease can be immensely meaningful and rewarding in return. […] As we summed up what we collectively learned, there was unanimous agreement that there is always room for empathy, even when avenues of treatment are exhausted, for our patients, their families, and each other.”
Kevin Teo
With contributions by Joao Paulo Mertens Brainer, Leah Ginnivan, Attiya Harit, Patrick Maclean, Katherine O’Shea, Alina Gundela Saymé, Peter Shoenberg, Maria Tennyson, Kevin Teo and Martina Torppa
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Bibliographic data
Copyright year
2019
Publication date
01.08.2019
ISBN-Print
978-3-8379-8283-1
ISBN-Online
978-3-8379-7647-2
Publisher
Psychosozial-Verlag, Gießen
Series
Forum Psychosozial
Language
English
Pages
139
Product type
Book Titles
Table of contents
ChapterPages
Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 6
Introduction No access Pages 7 - 12
Medical Student Balint Groups in the UK No access Pages 13 - 22 Peter Shoenberg
Balint groups for medical students in Finland No access Pages 23 - 30 Martina Torppa
Recreating thoughts No access Pages 31 - 44 Joao Paulo Mertens Brainer
Mate No access Pages 45 - 52 Leah Ginnivan
A home visit to remember No access Pages 53 - 66 Kevin Teo
Maine No access Pages 67 - 74 Attiya Harit
Julian’s disease No access Pages 75 - 90 Patrick Maclean
Together alone No access Pages 91 - 108 Katherine O’Shea
I’m a person too No access Pages 109 - 124 Alina Gundela Saymé
Lessons learnt No access Pages 125 - 132 Maria Tennyson
Ascona Prize for Students 2019 No access Pages 133 - 139
