Though I am fascinated by knowledge, I am even more fascinated by wisdom. Abraham Verghese fascinateknowledgewisdom Change image and share on social
You can't show up at the bedside and then turn on your skills. You have to keep your game sharp all the time. Abraham Verghese bedsidegamesharp Change image and share on social
Certainly when I got to medical school, I had role models of the kind of physicians I wanted to be. I had an uncle who, looking back, was probably not the most-educated physician around, but he carried it off so well. Abraham Verghese backcarryeducate share on social
In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina. Abraham Verghese cutmedicineshort Change image and share on social
My deceased patients have taught me over the years to believe in the glass half full, to make good use of the time we have, to be generous - that was their lesson for the Uber-mind, and it was free. 'Do that,' they said, 'and then perhaps death shall have no dominion.' Abraham Verghese deathdeceasedominion share on social
We're now able to show that the words of comfort trigger biological reactions which are the very things that you want, and you can use drugs to get there, or you can use words of comfort to get there, which would make your drugs so much more effective. Abraham Verghese biologicalcomfortdrug share on social
I joke, but only half joke, that if you show up in an American hospital missing a finger, no one will believe you until they get a CAT scan, MRI and orthopedic consult. Abraham Verghese americancatconsult Change image and share on social
Students undergo a conversion in the third year of medical school - not pre-clinical to clinical, but pre-cynical to cynical. Abraham Verghese clinicalconversioncynical Change image and share on social
By visiting patients in their home, by helping them come to terms with their illness, I could heal when I could not cure. Abraham Verghese curehealhelp Change image and share on social
I think we learn from medicine everywhere that it is, at its heart, a human endeavor, requiring good science but also a limitless curiosity and interest in your fellow human being, and that the physician-patient relationship is key; all else follows from it. Abraham Verghese curiosityendeavorfellow share on social
