RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Openings
JF The Annals of Family Medicine
JO Ann Fam Med
FD American Academy of Family Physicians
SP 381
OP 383
DO 10.1370/afm.1782
VO 13
IS 4
A1 Peter A. Selwyn
YR 2015
UL http://www.annfammed.org/content/13/4/381.abstract
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?