See beyond my calm exterior
See beyond my calm exteriorMark Hirsch shares how healthcare professionals may have mistaken his outward composure for calm when coping with severe illness Mark HirschFrom the outside, I looked calm and composed.I cracked jokes, followed instructions, and wrote clear emails.I sounded like someone managing a complicated but containable issue.But inside I was overwhelmed.
Authors
- Mark Hirsch
Institutions
- National Patient Safety Foundation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.s460
- Primary Topic
- Interdisciplinary Cultural and Social Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00