title: When Patients Mentor Doctors: The Story Of One Vital Bond.
abstract: A physician reconnects with the patient who mentored her as a medical student and helps him make a final care decision.
authors.affiliation: Aroonsiri Sangarlangkarn (junes@post.harvard.edu) is lead geriatrician at the HIV Netherlands Australia Thailand Research Collaboration (HIV-NAT) Clinic, Thai Red Cross Society, in Bangkok. The patient's last name was omitted to protect his privacy. The author thanks Suzy Goldhirsch for her meticulous review of the article, and Lisa Sanders and Louise Aronson for their helpful comments.
authors.forename: Aroonsiri
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sangarlangkarn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology
keywords: Personal Experience (-Narrative Matters-)