Mental Health

Why Isn’t EMPATHY Taught In Medical School?
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Why Isn’t EMPATHY Taught In Medical School?

Empathy is defined as  the experience of understanding another person’s condition from their perspective. You place yourself in their shoes and feel what they are feeling. Empathy is known to increase prosocial (helping) behaviors. We have heard the word, we have learned what the word means and we have spoken the word in sentences but…