The inhumanity of medicine

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# Interpersonal and communication skills can be taught {#article-title-2} EDITOR,—D J Weatherall asks, with regard to the teaching of interpersonal relationships in medical educations, “can such attitudes be taught?” and, “given our track record, who is to teach them?”1 He asserts that, “except by example, no medical school can teach a young person to be understanding and caring—this can only come from experience of life.” Earlier, however, he mentions “the delightful, caring, and extremely gifted young people” entering medical school. Perhaps the problem is …