Poetry has fallen out of favor these days, especially in medical journals, where evidence-based outcome reviews and studies have become publishing’s gold standard. Yet three decades of practice have taught me that every patient encounter is a poem yearning to be composed and reflected upon.
Interested readers can now access my latest Humane Medicine column, Rhyme and reason: Searching for poems in medical practice, recently published in the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
Brian,
At last, I have found another! Your writings are truly inspiring and invaluable. I am thrilled to find someone who has found a way to weave together the threads of art, medicine and humanity so beautifully. I am a true believer in humane medicine.
My motto is, filling the gap between patients and practitioners with compassionate ears and eyes leads to a world of healing.
I look forward to reading your work.
Thank you for your inspiration.
Sincerely,
JA