Aging in America
Adelstein, Pamela
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Introduction: After my piece last week about writing a letter to my past self - I received an email from a former UMass Chan student who was in the FMIG and mentee of mine. She said the piece had motivated her to write a letter to herself on literally her first day of practice after completing residency. I love that. We hand one another along...
This week, in the spirit of sharing writing from alumni, I have a piece for you from Dr. Pam Adelstein. She is a long-time writer for FMM, a former resident at Family Health Center of Worcester, the current Director of Family Medicine for Fenway Clinic in Boston, and next week's Putterman Visiting Professor. And also, a great example of a clinician who has continued to reflect on many topics and is often published in Pulse (an online journal where you can experience poetry, prose, haiku, photos, artwork and now podcasts). As Donald Schön wrote: “The reflective practitioner allows [themself] to experience surprise, puzzlement, or confusion in a situation which they find uncertain or unique. They reflect on the phenomenon before them, and on the prior understandings which have been implicit in their behaviour. They carry out an experiment which serves to generate both a new understanding of the phenomenon and a change in the situation.” Amen.
(Note: This piece was previously published on Pulse. The prompt was Palliative and Hospice Care. You can view the original here.)
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Adelstein P. (2024, September 25). Aging in America. pulse: voices from the heart of medicine. https://pulsevoices.org/pulse-more-voices/2024/palliative-and-hospice-care/aging-in-america/.