title: Patienthood.
abstract: The experience of being a patient is valuable in learning how to become a humane physician. The behavior of students and house officers is modeled on their attending and senior residents. Interactions with patients will be more likely to resemble the example of senior physicians than any theoretical or ideal example, no matter how well taught.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Byck
mesh_terms: D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D010819:Physician's Role; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations