Seeing Medicine: Learning to Read Between the Shadows

Academic Medicine Podcast by Academic Medicine

Jun 1, 202604:41Science & Medicine

Every shadow on a scan carries weight. And every patient deserves someone who knows how to read between the shadows—and then, to speak gently about what they see. Sonal Kumar reflects on clinical observation, which is no...

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