Cultural Exchange.

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Ad Libitum21 January 2020Cultural ExchangeJack Coulehan, MDJack Coulehan, MDCenter for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York (J.C.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M19-0932 Audio Reading - “Cultural Exchange” Audio. Michael A. Lacombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads “Cultural Exchange” by Jack Coulehan, MD Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Mmatseke, South AfricaThe Cuban doctor intends to amazethe visitor with the guinea wormhe's winding from Mkale's abdomenonto a dial stick, each dayturning a single time. And the scanfrom the Cape—echinococcal cystsblossoming in Dikobo's liver.He's brought a tin of tea biscuitsto offer the American doctor,whose diffidence disappoints him.He had expected them all to beloud and physically large. This onemight be concealing arrogance,but the Cuban is masking distain.The American lavishes praiseon Cuban advances. He dismisseshis own nation's excessive spendingon medical fads and foolishness.When he complements the hospital'scleanliness, fatigue radiatesof new patients is pulling ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York (J.C.)Current Author Address: Jack Coulehan, MD; e-mail, john.[email protected]edu. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “Cultural Exchange” Audio. Michael A. Lacombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads “Cultural Exchange” by Jack Coulehan, MD Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe Genetic Structure and East-West Population Admixture in Northwest China Inferred From Genome-Wide Array Genotyping 21 January 2020Volume 172, Issue 2Page: 158KeywordsBrainFatigueLiverTea ePublished: 21 January 2020 Issue Published: 21 January 2020 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2020 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...