A medical student’s first patient interview

“Um—Hi there, I’m a, uh, you know.  Medical student. First year. For, you know, the Patient-Doctor—err, Patient-Physician course—”

The nurse smiled and turned to a woman of shorter stature with bony, scrunched- up shoulders. “Mary, do you want this first year to interview you?”

Mary was about to set foot in the lounge when she heard this. She let out a sigh and faced me. Her eyes looked worn; I could tell …

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