Humanistic Medicine: Put Your Heart Into It

每次去，内心都会宁静

从TIMA Hospital Survival Course 回来，又重新找到当初的热血。
Earning a lot of money is not my goal of life. My original motivation is the desire to help people and save lives and to make a difference in people's lives.

Because Every Life Deserves World Class Care



Quoted from http://explorehealthcareers.org:

The humanistic perspective is an approach to psychology that emphasizes empathy and stresses the good in human behavior

Today, humanism in health care reminds us that illness and recovery, living and dying, are an integral part of the whole human experience. Every person throughout the health system - caregiver and patient alike - is first and foremost a human being.

Humanistic health professionals care about their patients as much as they care for them. They understand that compassion can be a powerful catalyst for healing. 

Humanism in healthcare recalls us to ourselves as human beings and members of society. It is a great privilege - and a great responsibility.

What Does This Mean for Aspiring Health Care Professionals?
It means that, to succeed in this field, you need more than keen skills,  a sharp mind and a steady hand.  The best health professionals have heart, not just brains.
They have "the human touch."

At its core, health care is about helping people in need. If you don't place a high personal value on helping others, this may not be the field for you. The essence of health care is human service.


The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, which is dedicated to fostering humanism in medicine, defines service as "the sharing of one's talent, time and resources with those in need; giving beyond what is required." 

Reference: http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/issues/humanism




To quote Master Cheng Yen:
"In this world, what has the greatest value? It is life. Life is the most precious. If we lose our life, none of the valuables of the world would matter. It is only because we are alive that things of the world come to have value. So, how to protect and safeguard life? That is why the medical profession is so vital. A comprehensive health care system with doctors, nurses, pharmacists, etc, is essential so when people develop illness, they can get the treatment that can save them. In their predicament, what they need most are the services of doctors, nurses, etc but not only to treat their healing. Their hearts also need healing."


"the key is how to truly embrace our profession as our calling, to make saving life our mission,
a commitment that we live out from bottom of our hearts, never forgetting our calling"

"人人有志一同，同一個環境裡，發揮了每一個人的初發心的那一念心，這­種的使命感，從生命走入生命，搶救生命，這種的守護生命、守護健康、守護愛。"
"It is the mission of healthcare professionals to go into the lives of others to save their life, care for their life, and safeguard their health with love, and to work united for this cause."

“That original motivation was the desire to help people and save lives and to give of oneself for this . That was people's original aspiration.”


加油呀！
Pharmacists are gifted with one powerful tool: expert knowledge of medicine
Make full use of it to help others especially those underprivileged!
證嚴上人說：「有苦的人走不出來，有福的人就要走進去。」