Abstract

Social distancing. Conferences on electronic platforms. A lecture through a video conference met with silence, static, and a bunch of names in black. So much personal protective equipment that I look alien to my patients. The halting of didactics, research, time with residents and medical students. No more hugs, handshakes, or touch. I have been struggling with what society has transformed into at present. Most challenging for me has been redefining the patient doctor relationship in this era of minimal contact, limited hospital visits, using cell phones to obtain a history, and being unrecognizable in personal protective equipment.

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