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Physicians earn credit through literary discussion group

By Jonathan Ng

Practicing physicians must maintain a certain amount of continuing medical education credit, and many attend joint discussions with the Physician Literature and Medicine Discussion Groups to fulfill that requirement.

Once a month, the groups meet to discuss a work of literature and how it relates to the world of medicine. Although the discussions are targeted toward physicians and their spouses, other guests such as medical students and medical residents come and are welcomed, said Jay Jacobson, a professor of internal medicine and chief of the Division of Medical Ethics and Humanities.

“What we usually read generally is not about a physician, by a physician, or not about medicine at all,” Jacobson said.

The facilitator for Wednesday’s group, writer Aden Ross, led the discussion about the play “QED” by Peter Parnell.

Ross began the discussion about science, medicine and the human psyche.

The discussions are held at the LDS or University Hospitals.

Physicians can earn one credit for each discussion they attend. Next year’s schedule is already planned, Jacobson said. The theme will be relationships.

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