PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - William B. Ventres
TI  - Healing
AID  - 10.1370/afm.1889
DP  - 2016 Jan 01
TA  - The Annals of Family Medicine
PG  - 76--78
VI  - 14
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/14/1/76.short
4100  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/14/1/76.full
SO  - Ann Fam Med2016 Jan 01; 14
AB  - My personal ethos of healing is an expression of the belief that I can and do act to heal patients while I attend to the traditional goals of medicine. The 7 supporting principles that inform my ethos are dignity, authenticity, integrity, transparency, solidarity, generosity, and resiliency. I invite others, including medical students, residents, and practicing physicians, to reflect and discover their own ethos of healing and the principles that guide their professional growth. A short digital documentary accompanies this essay for use as a reflective prompt to encourage personal and professional development.