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Dr. Whitney You is assistant professor of maternal-fetal medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University in Chicago, and an OpEd Project Public Voices Fellow.
Courses such as The Healer’s Art should be as ubiquitous in medical schools as gross anatomy. Just as a physician never quits learning the science of medicine, doctors must continue to work on understanding the humanity of their profession at all stages.
It’s a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide and my research indicates women often can’t identify or describe the condition even if they have it. We’ve developed a low-literacy, low-cost information tool to help.