Laura Roberts

Publication Details

  • Are doctors who have been ill more compassionate? Attitudes of resident physicians regarding personal health issues and the expression of compassion in clinical care.

    Roberts LW, Warner TD, Moutier C, Geppert CM, Green Hammond KA. Psychosomatics. 2011 Jul-Aug; 52 (4): 367-74

    Compassion is an attribute central to professionalism and modern clinical care, yet little is known about how compassion is acquired and preserved in medical training. We sought to understand whether personal illness experiences are thought by residents to foster compassion.

    PubMedID: 21777720

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