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What happens when empathy starts to slip in medical school
October 19, 2026
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 19 [Category: Medical] -- The American Medical Association posted the following news release:

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What happens when empathy starts to slip in medical school

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Many medical students enter training motivated by science, service and a desire to care for patients with compassion in their most vulnerable moments.

As medical training progresses, however, research suggests that empathy levels ebb and flow, with t . . .

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