MD Aware (eBook) von Stephen Liben

1. Introduction.- 2. Attention and Awareness.- 3. Congruent Communication (Intra- and interpersonal).- 4. Awareness and Decision Making.- 5. Clinical Congruence.- 6. Building Resilience.- 7. Responding to Suffering.- 8. Mindful Congruent Practice.- 9. Teaching for Learning that Sticks.- 10. Live and In Person: One Class from Moment to Moment.- 11. Conclusion: From Not Knowing to Actualization.

This unique, step-by-step guide for instructors offers a comprehensive approach to teaching pre-clerkship medical students -- as well as residents and even experienced physicians -- about the transformational impact of mindful medical practice, or mindful whole person care.  Indeed, integrating contemplative practices such as presence and relationship -- into medical education is an established but still rapidly growing approach to bringing experiential learning to medical students.  This book gives the rationale for administering a mindful medical practice (MMP) course, details the moment to moment process for each of the 7 classes that are outlined, and summarizes a way forward for instructors.   Pages of the book can be copied and used in class with students, and there are appendices that include helpful tools a teacher can immediately copy and hand out in each class.  Handy, one-page templates are provided at the end of each chapter for teachersto use as a guide while teaching each class.  A unique contribution to the medical literature and the increasing focus on mindful medical practice, MD Aware: A Mindfulness-Based Whole Person Care Course Guide for Physicians is not only the ideal resource for teachers interested in setting up an MMP course in a medical school; it is also an invaluable practical guide for any clinician hoping to learn more about the importance and benefits of offering mindful medical practice to patients and to themselves as healers.

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Faculty of Medicine, McGill University

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Tom A Hutchinson MB, FRCP(C)

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