How to Be a Friend Who Is a Physician Without Being a Physician Friend.

Jackson, Erin W; Hauser, Joshua · J Pain Symptom Manage · 2021

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Abstract

As physicians, we are often asked for advice when loved ones become ill. Sometimes, the request advice is explicit; often, it is more supportive in nature and this may blur the boundary between being a friend and being a physician. Through various excerpts from social medial exchange, this narrative discusses the experience with a friend who was diagnosed with head and neck cancer during my Palliative Medicine Fellowship.

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