Patricia Gabow

Dec 29, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Tracey O'Connell |Jennifer Lynn |Parastoo Jangouk |Patricia Gabow

Toward the end of my third year of medical school, I was 25, newly married, and overwhelmed by responsibility. I hadn’t enjoyed the clinical rotations. The hours and the degree of human suffering were just too much. My husband and I fought about how unavailable I was. I had to complete my 6-week psychiatry rotation 3 hours away from home.

Dec 28, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Patricia Gabow |Michael McGuire |Michele Luckenbaugh |Patricia McTiernan

An excerpt from The Catholic Church and Its Hospitals: A Marriage Made in Heaven? The ability of Catholic hospitals and physicians to withhold some medically accepted care from patients based on their own religious and moral beliefs is made possible by numerous protections of religious freedoms. However, patients look to their physicians as trusted partners in their care who will act solely in their best interest and include them in care decisions.