title: The virtues of irrelevance: why our opening comments are so important.
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Wolpaw
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shapiro
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical; D006801:Humans; D008910:Minnesota; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D028722:Virtues