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Judy Woodruff: What Does It Mean To Really Listen?

House Calls with Dr. Vivek Murthy

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The Importance of Listening

I remember in my first very first practice session we did these not with real patients but with people who were acting as patients. At one point the middle of this practice interview a mentor came over to me he whispered him in my ear he said listen more listen more the patient will tell you what you need to know and it became a really important lesson for me to keep with me. It struck me that sometimes we can be so focused on what we are saying what we're doing that that listening can get edged out. I love your focus on listening that feels so so vital and I was and listening to you speak about this reminds me that we're all operating now under under tighter and tighter deadlines because

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