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Narrative Matters

No One Needs To Know

My indoctrination into the underworld of medical secrecy began twenty-five years ago during my first clinical rotation in my third year of medical school. The lessons learned were not a formal part of my medical school curriculum other than are as indelibly etched into my brain as are the names of the body parts I studied in anatomy.

The voyage began with the care of a patient I will call Charles McNight. Just over sixty years old, he had come to the medical center to receive the care of our most highly skilled cardiovascular surgeons. They replaced two of his . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Crossing Boundaries

 

Slippery Slope

 

Entering The Dungeon Of Deception

 

Unstated Obstacles To Openness

 

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