Benjamin L Mazer
Biographic Data
| ID | 8981467 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin L Mazer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin L |
| FAMILY NAME | Mazer |
| SIGNATURE | MAZER B L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Center for Communication and Disparities Research Department of Family Medicine University of Rochester Medical Center SC USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1990-2077 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Accepting randomness in medical school admissions
McMaster University's medical school, faced with the need to socially distance during the COVID-19 pandemic, recently replaced their structured admission interview process with a partial lottery. At first, it may seem that leaving medical school admissions partly to chance could erode autonomy and meritocracy. Yet our current system for selecting medical students is strained by a limited predictive ability. In the search for good doctors, we lack…
In search of compassion
BACKGROUND: Compassion has been extolled as a virtue in the physician-patient relationship as a response to patient suffering. However, there are few studies that systematically document the behavioural features of physician compassion and the ways in which physicians communicate compassion to patients. OBJECTIVE: To develop a taxonomy of compassionate behaviours and statements expressed by the physician that can be discerned by an outside observ…
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In search of compassion
BACKGROUND: Compassion has been extolled as a virtue in the physician-patient relationship as a response to patient suffering. However, there are few studies that systematically document the behavioural features of physician compassion and the ways in which physicians communicate compassion to patients. OBJECTIVE: To develop a taxonomy of compassionate behaviours and statements expressed by the physician that can be discerned by an outside observ…
Accepting randomness in medical school admissions
McMaster University's medical school, faced with the need to socially distance during the COVID-19 pandemic, recently replaced their structured admission interview process with a partial lottery. At first, it may seem that leaving medical school admissions partly to chance could erode autonomy and meritocracy. Yet our current system for selecting medical students is strained by a limited predictive ability. In the search for good doctors, we lack…
Medicine (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Actuarial science (1 work) · Autonomy (1 work) · Communication (1 work) · Compassion (1 work) · Conversation (1 work) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (1 work) · Diversity and Career in Medicine (1 work) · Economics (1 work)