tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375635230131835083.post5380259742761991008..comments2023-05-28T01:42:49.418-07:00Comments on Confessions of a Learnaholic: Sadness and ProfessionalismThe Learnaholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797847968075378193noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375635230131835083.post-91116616719851887842017-05-25T05:55:58.901-07:002017-05-25T05:55:58.901-07:00I taught medical students for almost 20 years and ...I taught medical students for almost 20 years and we had many discussions about coping with the sad and upsetting times. I think you are exactly right - you can't help but feel sad and often you can't help but express that. It isn't unprofessional to do that. You just have to find a way to let that feeling be felt, then pick yourself up and go to the next person who needs you. It is also critical to give yourself some time when you can regroup. There is a growing movement of physician retreats, peer coaching and other ways of creating safe spaces for awareness, exploration, and reflection that are worth a look.Jeanhttp://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/geography/staff/jean-mckendree/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375635230131835083.post-22273040373610599982017-04-16T14:10:13.634-07:002017-04-16T14:10:13.634-07:00One of the best registrars I know recently cried w...One of the best registrars I know recently cried with the parents of a baby that had become critically ill very suddenly on the neonatal unit when it became clear they weren't going to make it. As long as it doesn't affect your care of the child I think it is more than ok to show how much you also care, we are no robots. I thought more of that reg when she shared that not less , just my thoughts tho :) Half a dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860611237759342307noreply@blogger.com