by Jim Fickley | Attending Skills, Empathy
Pursuing a career in medicine is no easy feat. There are dozens of qualifications, credentials, and specific areas of expertise required for doctors to have. However, there is one particular skill that often remains elusive to physicians: empathetic listening. ...
by Jim Fickley | Attending Skills, Empathy
As a physician, employing empathetic listening can help you boost health outcomes, establish trust, and improve communication with your patients. It is also a skill that can help you minimize burnout in a career that often requires emotionally-charged and stressful...