Counting Stars

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I read an interesting article about the traits of great physicians. All the advice seemed recurrent:

Be a detective  (👮 This is a detective...right?)

Get healthy and relax 💆

Be a listener 👂

Find your passion 💓

Treat the whole patient 👴

Have empathy 👱

Pay attention to detail 👀

Develop resilience 💃

Take responsibility 👷

... But the last piece of advice was different: Count your stars. Here, the author explains why it is so important to give value to the things that we currently don’t. He says that our stars are the ways we improve, save, and change the lives of our patients and their families for the better.

So, I started to think about my stars. I’ve given something to my patients: respect, care, attention, knowledge, and love. And they have given me back these things, with even more rewards.

I don’t know why we have nights in our lives, but I know that those periods remind us that we have stars.



😌 Higgins JP. Ten Traits of Great Physicians! And Tips to Help You Improve. Am J Med. 2023 Apr;136(4):355-359. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.12.011. Epub 2022 Dec 22. Erratum in: Am J Med. 2023 Apr 11;: PMID: 36566894.

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