The only time I have ever prayed was at the foot of a hospital bed. Medicine has its roots in religion, and even now for some patients, spirituality is such an important aspect of their lives that treatment without prayer would be unthinkable. In my brief time in the hospital, I have seen what some […]
Chaplain Rounds
As part of our curriculum, my school assigns us to Chaplain rounds, in which we shadow a chaplain for several hours in the hospital. For context, a chaplain is a person with religious training that is charge of providing spiritual care to patients, both for those in their own denomination as well as outside of it. […]
Chaplain Rounds
During my first year in medical school, UCLA offers us the opportunity to shadow a chaplain working at a nearby hospital. I do hope that other medical schools encourage their students to participate in a similar experience. If your current, or eventual, medical school, does not offer chaplain rounds shadowing, please look into it. Your […]
