Chapter 04:On the Importance of Relationships in Medicine and Medical Care
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Dr. Burke explains why he specialized in Gynecologic Surgery, which he saw as bringing together his love of surgery with birth, a happy time where a physician develops and sustains a relationship with a patient over time. He goes on to explain how an oncologist and a patient are partners in risk, care and outcome, and how this is for him a very rewarding personal experience. He talks about his ability to deal with life and death situations without being weighed down by them. Since MD Anderson people can do this, they do not abandon people who will not survive their treatment
Dr. Burke next talks about the challenge of attracting cancer nurses to oncology specialties and recalls a program he established (early in his administrative career) to bring nursing students to MD Anderson. He notes that this program was successful in introducing students to careers in oncology nursing
Identifier
BurkeTW_01_20140311_C04
Publication Date
3-11-2014
City
Houston, Texas
Interview Session
Topics Covered
The Interview Subject's Story - Professional Path; The Clinician; Inspirations to Practice Science/Medicine; Character, Values, Beliefs, Talents; Professional Values, Ethics, Purpose; Institutional Mission and Values; MD Anderson Culture; Evolution of Career; Professional Practice; The Professional at Work; Leadership; On Leadership
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Disciplines
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Oncology | Oral History
Recommended Citation
Burke, Thomas W. MD and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "Chapter 04:On the Importance of Relationships in Medicine and Medical Care" (2014). Interview Chapters. 920.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/920
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Open
