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. 2021 Jun;60(3):2170-2177.
doi: 10.1007/s10943-019-00805-x.

Making Honey

John Brewer Eberly Jr  1   2
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Making Honey

John Brewer Eberly Jr. J Relig Health. 2021 Jun.

Abstract

A third-year medical student reflects on the role of creative meditation in the life of the clinician. Through three patient encounters, he suggests that the "honey-making" of reflection gives therapeutic power to the clinical encounter, for both provider and patient.

Keywords: Creativity; Empathy; Humanities; Medical humanities; Medical student; Meditation; Mercy; Reflection; Student.

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