A medical educator shares his love for medicine

<p>"Each patient I have seen over these four decades has made me a better doctor. Books do not impact long term memory the way a real patient can. I once heard the chair of medicine at a teaching hospital say that the worst thing about being on call every other night as an intern is missing half the patients. I now know he was right. Each patient becomes a colored light in our sky."</p> <p><a href= "https://www.healthcare6.com/physician/camden-nj/john-mcgeehan-2854423.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">John F. McGeehan</a> is an internal medicine physician.</p> <p>He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article, "Every patient makes me a better doctor." (<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/06/every-patient-makes-me-a-better-doctor.html">https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/06/every-patient-makes-me-a-better-doctor.html</a>)</p>