Gaudet Amy L
Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA.
J La State Med Soc. 2002 Sep-Oct;154(5):244-5.
This essay by Amy Gaudet is the winning entry in the annual Humanism in Medicine Essay Contest at LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans. Amy is a second year student and writes about everyday humanism in the context of everyday problems involving two patients and their families--one she had never met and a second much closer to home. The essay contest was initiated in the spring of 2001 by the students in the School of Medicine to inspire fellow students to embrace the humanism displayed around them and to incorporate the humanistic spirit into their daily lives. The top five finalists are recognized at our White Coat Ceremony in July every year. The winning author receives a prize and presents his or her essay at the ceremony, as the keynote speaker. What is humanism? Simply, as described by our students, it is a concern with the needs, well-being, and interests of people. In our profession, humanism can take on many shapes, among them--displaying compassion, empathy, and utmost respect in the delivery of healthcare, serving as a role model by displaying professional behavior and ethical composure, showing sensitivity to diverse ethnic or religious backgrounds, effectively communicating complex medical diagnoses and treatments to patients and in turn, possessing excellent listening skills, caring for a patient's emotional and psychological well-being, possessing a work ethic that earns trust and confidence from all colleagues and patients, and being willing to help others, but also willing to seek help when necessary. These are values that we share as a profession and that we should reflect on as we do our work, day in and day out, in an environment that makes following them more and more difficult and for that reason more and more important.
艾米·高代特的这篇文章是新奥尔良路易斯安那州立大学医学院年度医学人文论文竞赛的获奖作品。艾米是一名二年级学生，她在文中讲述了日常人文主义，背景是涉及两名患者及其家人的日常问题——一名她从未见过，另一名则与她的家庭关系更密切。该论文竞赛于2001年春季由医学院的学生发起，旨在激励同学们接受身边展现出的人文主义，并将人文主义精神融入日常生活。每年七月，在我们的白袍仪式上，前五名决赛选手会受到表彰。获胜作者将获得奖品，并在仪式上作为主旨演讲人发表其论文。什么是人文主义？简单来说，正如我们的学生所描述的，它是对人们的需求、福祉和利益的关注。在我们这个职业中，人文主义可以呈现多种形式，其中包括——在提供医疗服务时展现同情心、同理心和最大程度的尊重；通过展现专业行为和道德素养树立榜样；对不同的种族或宗教背景保持敏感；有效地向患者传达复杂的医学诊断和治疗方法，同时具备出色的倾听技巧；关心患者的情感和心理健康；拥有能赢得所有同事和患者信任与信心的职业道德；愿意帮助他人，但也愿意在必要时寻求帮助。这些是我们作为一个职业共同拥有的价值观，在日复一日的工作中，我们应该反思这些价值观，因为我们所处的环境让践行这些价值观变得越来越困难，正因如此，这些价值观也变得越来越重要。
