PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Peter A. Selwyn
TI  - Openings
AID  - 10.1370/afm.1782
DP  - 2015 Jul 01
TA  - The Annals of Family Medicine
PG  - 381--383
VI  - 13
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/13/4/381.short
4100  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/13/4/381.full
SO  - Ann Fam Med2015 Jul 01; 13
AB  - Reviewing his clinic patient schedule for the day, a physician reflects on the history of a young woman he has been caring for over the past 9 years. What starts out as a routine visit then turns into a unique opening for communication and connection. A chance glimpse out the window of the exam room leads to a deeper meditation on parenthood, survival, and healing, not only for the patient but also for the physician. How many missed opportunities have we all had, without even realizing it, to allow this kind of fleeting but profound opening?