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Physicians tell the stories they rarely share: the patient they still think about, the mistake that changed them, the moment they almost walked away.
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David Spiro, MD
- Professor of Pediatrics and Endowed Chair, Arkansas Children’s Hospital and UAMS
- Co-founder, ReelDx
- 25 years in emergency medicine
David began his career as a general pediatrician on the Oregon coast, including work on a Native American reservation. Today he is a pediatric emergency physician and teacher.
He started HuMed to bring out the stories physicians carry but rarely tell.
“Through stories, we understand the humanity of medicine.”
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