title: A simple hug and a humble heart.
authors.affiliation: David A. Smith is an assistant professor in the PA program at Salus University in Elkins Park, Pa. He works in the surgical ICU at the VA hospital in Philadelphia, Pa., and in the ED at Suburban Community Hospital in Norristown, Pa. The author has disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations