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On the 100th anniversary of WWI's end, lessons on life in health care's trenches

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
World War I soldiers in a trench. Trenches led to monotony, malnutrition and shellshock.Everett Historical/Shutterstock.com

It is common these days to hear physicians, nurses and other health professionals refer to their daily work as “life in the trenches.” The phrase usually contrasts the experiences of patient-facing professionals...

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