“Something about the hospital…really humbles you and takes you back to some of the core fears and questions you have about life…”
George Mathan is a 3rd year medical student in Loma Linda School Of Medicine. In today’s episode we discuss his experiences talking about spiritual matters and worldview questions with patients. We explore our experiences approaching religious and worldview related topics with patients as well as the lessons George as learned from his experiences so far.
[1:15] How George & I got to know each other
[2:55] How George describes “spiritual care”
[5:05] What are the unique spiritual needs of patients?
[7:25] How patients respond to spiritual care from med students
[10:30] How the contrast of religious worldviews can bring healing to patients
[17:00] The utility of religious traditions of physicians when caring for patients
[22:40] George’s experiences when working with the existential doubts of patients
[29:20] Why should physicians have these conversations with patients?
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