Blind Spots

Abstract

Teaching and Learning MomentsAuthor's Note: The name and identifying information in this essay have been changed to protect the identity of the individual described.

Learning to Care for Patients: A Comment on “Blind Spots”

“…Being more observant and becoming more self-aware are needed, too, as beautifully conveyed in a brief essay 1 in this issue of our journal by Alan Z. Yang, a medical student. Reflecting on his very first encounter with his very first patient, Yang writes, "In hindsight … clues were there the whole time….…”