Beyond Religion and Spirituality: Faith in the Study and Practice of Medicine

Ventres, William; Dharamsi, Shafik

doi:10.1353/pbm.2013.0023

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“…There is clearly a spiritual aspect to these dimensions, as some scholars have already noted and named as the "BioPsychoSocialSpiritual" model (31,32). Meaning, however, transcends spirituality (50). Work, relationships, community, education, awareness, and ethical considerations are also sources of meaning for patients, whether practiced as behaviors, habits of mind, or soulful ways of being.…”

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Personalizing the BioPsychoSocial Approach: “Add-Ons” and “Add-Ins” in Generalist Practice

Ventres

Frankel

2021

Front. Psychiatry

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Generalist practitioners often find interacting with patients deeply satisfying and joyful; they also experience encounters that are challenging and complex. In both cases, they must be aware of the many issues that affect the processes and outcomes of patient care. Although using the BioPsychoSocial approach is an important, time-tested framework for cultivating one's awareness of patients' presenting concerns, recent developments suggest that additional frames of reference may enhance communication and relationships with patients. In this article, we describe several additions to the BioPsychoSocial approach, considerations we call “add-ons” and “add-ins”. We invite generalist practitioners and, indeed, all health care practitioners, to consider how they can improve their ongoing care of patients by personalizing these and other additions in their day-to-day work with patients.

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Section: Existentialmentioning

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Personalizing the BioPsychoSocial Approach: “Add-Ons” and “Add-Ins” in Generalist Practice

Ventres

Frankel

2021

Front. Psychiatry

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“…21 Third, these stories arise not solely out of the social organization that places doctors and patients together in times of bodily dysfunction, but out of healing bonds built on nonjudgmental respect and a commitment to care, both in the moment and over extended periods of time. 22 Fourth, while in some cases these healing relationships may include recognition of patients' spiritual beliefs, they all rely on nurturing what I call "little 'f' faith" 23 : the power of hope, resilience, and acceptance in the face of disease, disability, andultimately-death. 24 …”

Section: The Biopsychosocialexistential Modelmentioning

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Where I Practice: On the Spaces of Family Medicine

Ventres

2015

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

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In this essay, the author explores 3 distinct "spaces" that have helped him metaphorically map the nature of his work as a family physician. These "spaces" represent cultural, personal, and relational environments in which he has practiced over the course of >30 years since beginning medical school. They concern, respectively, the dominant culture of medicine, one core philosophy of family medicine (the biopsychosocialexistential model), and the development of strong therapeutic bonds with patients. The author presents this textual and graphic exploration of "space" in hopes that others might reflect on their work, examine how they approach it, and bring richness and renewed meaning to their work as family physicians. This is a special period in the history of family medicine in the United States. Almost 50 years after its founding as an academic discipline, our professional organizations have introduced "Family Medicine for America's Health" as a well-timed examination of our collective identity and purpose.1 As a result, many family physicians are reevaluating their places in the health care arena. Some wonder what will become of our specialty and whether it will weather varied ongoing challenges, among them the politics surrounding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the changes triggered by electronic medical records, and the continued misrepresentation of family medicine's presence within academic institutions. [2][3][4] Others are more encouraging about family medicine's future, buoyed by data that support expanding family medicine's role on the stage of medical care and learned insights as to the wisdom of a family medicine model for delivering rational health care services. 5,6As a family physician with over 25 years' experience in community-based practice, I have not been immune to harboring doubts about the future of family medicine-the cultural and political-economic power of the current biomedically focused, subspecialty-oriented, market-based care model is indeed a daunting force to contend with. Yet I remain optimistic about our future, especially when I appreciate the metaphoric "spaces" that have helped me map the nature of my work. These spaces have helped me provide, as I have been able, the kind of quality care that results from being my patients' personal physician.In this essay I explore 3 distinct "spaces" that, over time, have come to frame my practice of family medicine. First, cultural space describes where I stand relative to the dominant values of medicine. Second, philosophical space expresses how I make sense of the clinical process as a generalist physician. Third, relational space spotlights the connection in between my patients and me; this "space" both illuminates important illness-related issues and is therapeutic in and of itself.My purpose is not only to illustrate how such spaces have been vitally important for my professional growth but also to invite other family physicians to consider what "spaces" have helped them cultivate the healing presence that forms the ...

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“…Just as it took me until several years after residency, however, to understand what it meant to practice medicine as an integrated whole, 7 so it has taken much longer for me to see the ''bigger picture'' of my professional talents: I am adept in the work I do; I convey and receive both trust and respect in and beyond my work environment; and I am able to offer, beyond my acumen for diagnosis and treatment, something deeply meaningful and therapeutic to my patients, their families and loved ones, and the communities in which they live. 8,9 Reflecting back over my education, I can identify several stages of professional growth through which I have passed to appreciate these convictions. Competence is only the first of 5, and while I have not forgotten about itcompetence represents a fundamental standard of practice for all medical professionals throughout their careers-the other stages of capability, responsibility, capacity, and citizenship have sequentially been layered upon it as I have matured in my appreciation of my work (T A B L E).…”

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Becoming a Doctor: One Physician's Journey Beyond Competence

Ventres¹

2014

Journal of Graduate Medical Education

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Beyond Religion and Spirituality: Faith in the Study and Practice of Medicine

Cited by 13 publications

References 50 publications

Personalizing the BioPsychoSocial Approach: “Add-Ons” and “Add-Ins” in Generalist Practice

Personalizing the BioPsychoSocial Approach: “Add-Ons” and “Add-Ins” in Generalist Practice

Where I Practice: On the Spaces of Family Medicine

Becoming a Doctor: One Physician's Journey Beyond Competence

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