"COMPASSION IS AN important concept in medicine. This is why it is frequently discussed in medical school applications. However, compassion often is used as a buzzword without sufficient attention to what it really means and why it is so important.
For aspiring physicians, it is worthwhile to understand what compassion means and its role in providing medical care. By taking time to think about the concept in more depth, med school applicants can write about compassion more effectively in their applications and discuss it in a more sophisticated fashion in their medical school interviews.
What Is Compassion in Medicine?
When we ask students to define compassion, we often get varied responses. Even health care providers who may have a strong grasp of the concept sometimes have difficulty expressing it in a tangible way." …