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Listening Beyond the Monitors: A Lesson from Joe

Academic Medicine Podcast by Academic Medicine

Jan 26, 202604:47Science & Medicine

In the fast-paced world of health care, it's easy to focus on numbers, treatments, and protocols. But humanism requires us to pause, to listen, to acknowledge the fears, hopes, and humanity of our patients. Vonnie Cesar...

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Listening Beyond the Monitors: A Lesson from Joe is an episode from Academic Medicine Podcast by Academic Medicine. In the fast-paced world of health care, it's easy to focus on numbers, treatments, and protocols. But humanism requires us t...

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In the fast-paced world of health care, it's easy to focus on numbers, treatments, and protocols. But humanism requires us to pause, to listen, to acknowledge the fears, hopes, and humanity of our patients. Vonnie Cesar reflects on learning that listening is not just a skill—it is a form of healing. This essay placed third in the 2025 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest and was published in the October 2025 issue of Academic Medicine . Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.

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