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Where Does Your Soul Find Meaning? Reflections of a Cancer-Experienced Physician on Meaning in Medical Education

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Drawing on experiences as a medical student, simulated patient, physician, cancer patient, and medical educator, this reflective essay explores the search for meaning within medicine and within one's own life. Moving between illness, care, teaching, vulnerability, and encounters with mortality, the text reflects on how experiences within medicine shape professional identity, personal values, and the understanding of what it means to care for another human being. The essay invites readers to pause and reflect on where meaning, connection, and inner orientation can be found in both professional and personal life.

Source: Perspectives on Medical Education

DOI: 10.5334/pme.2888

Author: Sandra Apondo

Institution: Technical University of Munich

Language: English

Topic: Empathy and Medical Education

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7224127495

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