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By Heather A. Thompson Buum, MD  / August 10, 2019

Out of the Mouths of Babes: A Physician Discusses Her Cancer Diagnosis With Her Two Young Children

  In medical school, I learned a five-step model on how to deliver bad news to a patient. I still fall back on this method, time and again, in my primary care clinic; I have even used it when giving really tough feedback to a learner who is struggling in some aspect of performance. But I honestly...