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Do I Need Mercy to be a Physician?

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“Do I Need Mercy to be a Physician?” is the title of a reflection Dr. Berra offered of his own work as a physician during the “2016 Jubilee of Mercy” in Rome. Mercy, patient-physician relationship, medical education and mentorship are presented in relations to patients’ encounters and life experiences.

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  1. Massachusetts General Hospital, White 437, Anesthesia, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Lorenzo Berra

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Berra, L. Do I Need Mercy to be a Physician?. Soc 56, 153–157 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-019-00343-y

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