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What’s your personal motto?

Takeaway

Choose kind. Compassion. Equity and dignity for all. . . . physicians from around the world share short personal mottos to live by.

Lifelong Learning in Clinical Excellence | July 19, 2019 | <1 min read

Highlights

Compassion is our trump card in medicine.

Andre Lijoi, MD, York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania

Humility.

Indu Partha, MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona

Perseverance!

Megan Gerber, MD, MPH, Boston University School of Medicine

Cheerful and courageous! ‏

Kaishauna Guidry, MD, Companion Hospice, Riverside, California

Thanks for sharing.

Carl Streed Jr, MD, MPH, Boston University School of Medicine

Kindness matters.

Shannon Scott-Vernaglia, MD, MassGeneral

Humility.

Paul Rousseau, MD, South Carolina

My personal motto is antifascism.

Zachary Berger, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

This too shall pass.

Leslie Ordal, CGC, University of Toronto

Listen with empathy, listen with care.

Margaret Stager, MD, MetroHealth

How can I help?

Margaret Chisolm, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Work hard, play hard.

David Cohen, MD, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Context matters.

Rosanne Rouf, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Compassionate focus.

Mary Beth Miotto, MD, Family Health Center of Worcester, Massachusetts

Inquisitive empathy.

Megan Ranney, MD, MPH, Brown University

Compassionate problem solver.

Trician Lanter, MD

Equity and dignity for all.

Maurice Sholas, MD, Solas Medical Consulting

Listen to the patient's story.

Martin Winckler, MD, Montreal, Canada

My one word general motto is “equity.” My #PedsICU model would be “the enemy of good is better."

Deanna Behrens, MD,

Walk in their shoes.

Sarah Nadeem, MD, Aga Khan University, Pakistan

I may not be able to cure you, but I can care for you.

Andre Lijoi, MD, York Hospital Family Medicine, Pennsylvania

Create real change for the people who need it most.

Shawn Sidhu, MD, University of New Mexico

Listen, and hear.

Bill Bachman, MD

After an ICE arrest of my neighbor today, mine is Compassion.

Alisa Duran, MD, Veterans Affairs Minneapolis

Partnership.

Howard Liu, MD, University of New Mexico

Choose kind.

Chuck Wurster, MD, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, British Columbia, Canada

Andre Lijoi, MD, York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania

Compassion is our trump card in medicine.

Indu Partha, MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona

Humility.

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Megan Gerber, MD, MPH, Boston University School of Medicine

Perseverance!

Kaishauna Guidry, MD, Companion Hospice, Riverside, California

Cheerful and courageous!

Carl Streed Jr, MD, MPH, Boston University School of Medicine

Thanks for sharing.

Shannon Scott-Vernaglia, MD, MassGeneral

Kindness matters.

Paul Rousseau, MD, South Carolina

Humility.

Zachary Berger, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

My personal motto is antifascism.

Leslie Ordal, CGC, University of Toronto

This too shall pass.

Margaret Stager, MD, MetroHealth

Listen with empathy, listen with care.

Margaret Chisolm, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

How can I help?

To cure sometimes, to comfort always.

David Cohen, MD, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Work hard, play hard.

Rosanne Rouf, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Context matters.

Mary Beth Miotto, MD, Family Health Center of Worcester, Massachusetts

Compassionate focus.

Megan Ranney, MD, MPH, Brown University

Inquisitive empathy.

Trician Lanter, MD

Compassionate problem solver.

Maurice Sholas, MD, Solas Medical Consulting

Equity and dignity for all.

Martin Winckler, MD, Montreal, Canada

Listen to the patient’s story.

Deanna Behrens, MD,

 

My one word general motto is “equity.”

My #PedsICU model would be “the enemy of good is better.”

Sarah Nadeem, MD, Aga Khan University, Pakistan

Walk in their shoes.

Andre Lijoi, MD, York Hospital Family Medicine, Pennsylvania

I may not be able to cure you, but I can care for you.

Shawn Sidhu, MD, University of New Mexico

Create real change for the people who need it most.

Bill Bachman, MD

Listen, and hear.

Alisa Duran, MD, Veterans Affairs Minneapolis

After an ICE arrest of my neighbor today, mine is Compassion.

Howard Liu, MD, University of New Mexico

Partnership.

Chuck Wurster, MD, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, British Columbia, Canada

Choose kind.