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Patients rely on the companionship and kindness of nurses now more than ever, and these poem selections reflect that.

Kindness Toward Patients

Maya Angelou’s words remind us to care for and support one another.

Maya Angelou

Dr Berlin recites sentiments close to his heart. 

Love in the Time of Coronavirus

Is a doctor a healer, a confidante, a priest or rabbi, a turner of textbook pages, or a combination of all?


On Being a Doctor

Articles

Sheltered in Place

The words are no less fitting now than when this piece was written at the height of the AIDS epidemic.

Sacred Daily Lives

Wake up, arise from the fog, and face a new post-op day.

The Valkyrie

The Air in Front of Him

The musical prodigy is believed to have had a hyperthymic temperament, but he was also vulnerable to sweeping bouts of depression and guilt. Psychiatrist and virtuoso Richard Kogan, MD, puts music to storytelling, to explain the phenomenon of genius.


Creativity and Psychiatry: Leonard Bernstein

We come for freedom and the chance to live the American dream.

Poetry

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