Read the critical article by Stephen Bertman. You'll note that the author does not appear optimistic as he describes numerous shifts in medicine and health care that impinge on the ability of clinical practitioners to be humanistic. As you read, however, think about the ways that you might not only remain a humanistic practitioner, but even amplify your ability to engage your patients as human beings in the fullest sense of the term. Can you think of ways you might restructure your practice or your workflow to accomplish this? Or within those existing structures and workflows, are there practices or habits you can develop as a healthcare provider that will help you retain a robust humanistic orientation?

Please read the article by Haider J. Warraich and colleagues. As you read it, think about ways that technology and scientific innovation might not degrade our capacities to exercise humanism in clinical practice, but in fact amplify them. What would it take to leverage technology in this way? How might you make small contributions to doing so within your own institution or practice?