The Importance of Grieving in Residency – In-House

Read article - An opinion piece by Lara Ronan, associate professor of neurology and of medicine, in which she shares suggestions on how doctors should process grief. "These incredibly difficult end-of-life conversations are to be expected as a physician and they will be upsetting. Accept that, but do not make the mistake of letting the difficulty start to harden you," says Ronan. "Do not push away the uncomfortable feelings. Miracles and tragedy get mixed up with the mundane: that is the work we do."