When I Grow Up

In this narrative medicine essay, an internal medicine physician ponders the myriad experiences that follow a simple icebreaker posed to students upon first meeting their attending physicians during medical school and throughout their careers.

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JAMA
Published
2026-03-05
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https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2026.0939
Primary Topic
Empathy and Medical Education
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When I Grow Up

Emma M. Cooke
JAMA
Empathy and Medical Education
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When I Grow Up

Emma M. Cooke
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Abstract

In this narrative medicine essay, an internal medicine physician ponders the myriad experiences that follow a simple icebreaker posed to students upon first meeting their attending physicians during medical school and throughout their careers.

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Cambridge Health Alliance (US), Harvard University (US)
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