Laura Vater: This is how compassion is taught

Laura Vater, Gastrointestinal Oncologist at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, shared the following on X:

“One morning in my training, a patient was in excruciating pain during rounds.

As we waited for the medication, my attending squatted by the man’s bed, reached for his hand, & offered words of comfort. I found myself mimicking her, perched down.

This is how compassion is taught.”

Source: Laura Vater/X