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Learning culture through service
Here is a true, inspirational patient encounter from decades ago that my mentor told me. A 13-year-old pregnant African American female from rural Pennsylvania presented multiple times at the ER with severe anemia. Each time, she was given blood transfusions and sent home. However, she always returned with the same problem and had to be given more blood transfusions. The oxygen deprivation and the lack of careful blood screening back in those days threatened the Read more…