Tell Us More: Episode 2—Dr. Charles von Gunten

The <i>Journal of Palliative Medicine's</i> "Tell Us More: The Palliative Care Oral History Project," seeks to tell the story of Hospice and Palliative Care through informal interviews with pivotal leaders in the field. In each episode, hosts Dr. Ricky Leiter, Dr. Billy Rosa, and research assistant Dr. Yilong Peng sit down with an HAPC luminary and do what our field does best-ask questions, listen, and reflect. In the first episode, Drs. Leiter and Rosa interviewed Dr. Charles von Gunten, Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, and Editor Emeritus of <i>JPM</i>. What follows is a transcript of their conversation, edited lightly for clarity.