Tag Archive | Bucksbaum Institute
LabBook June 18, 2012
Welcome to LabBook, our new weekly roundup of University of Chicago Medicine & Biological Sciences research news from around campus and the world wide web. Each Friday (or, occasionally, Monday -ed), LabBook will recap the week on the blog, link to news stories about our faculty and studies, and briefly summarize a handful of recent […]
Rebuilding the Doctor-Patient Relationship
Medical students spend the first half of their education learning anatomy and physiology, and the second half applying that knowledge in the hospital. But where in that process do they learn the very important skill of listening and talking to their patients? In the panel discussion that followed yesterday’s announcement of The Bucksbaum Institute for […]
A Generous Gift to Improve Patient-Doctor Communication
In the physician’s office, the communication between doctor and patient can be just as important as any medical exam or test. To set a patient on a healthy path, a doctor must explain diseases and treatments in a manner that is accessible and relevant to each individual. The conversation must also be a two-way street, […]
