Internal Medicine
 
Reflection Questions

Working individually, write a thoughtful response (at least a page) to the following question. Once you have completed the question, submit this reflection assignment to your mentor. (For the purposes of this reflection assignment you should consider your work in tasks 3, 4 and 5. Don't worry about Ethics 2 for now.)

Tasks 3, 4 and 5 introduced two new elements doctors must deal with in their work--emotion and consent. What actions did you take to make sure your patient was giving informed consent? What did you have to consider as you gave him information? What was challenging about getting informed consent and still considering your patient's feelings? Why are both important?