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Dr. David Rakel And The Healing Power Of The Compassionate Connection

January 4, 2019 – Is practicing empathy and active listening just as important as practicing medicine? That’s the idea behind the research of UNM Professor and Chair of the Family and Community Medicine Department, Dr. David Rakel. He sits down with Correspondent Megan Kamerick to talk about his new book that outlines the results of that research, entitled, “The Compassionate Connection: The Healing Power of Empathy and Mindful Listening.”

Guest:
Dr. David Rakel, author, “The Compassionate Connection”