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Mar 2023
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So You Want to Be a Doctor? Learn to Wri...

UF Writing Program
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Evan Maroun advises future med students about the unspoken communication rules for health professionals. He and Tony discuss challenges and tips for various forms of medical communication–from the patient interview to research papers–and explore why lucid communication is so foundational to ethical research and clinical practice. 

Maroun, a UF graduate, is a first-year medical student at Nova Southeastern University's College of Medicine, with a keen interest in anesthesiology. Feel free to contact him at: em2086@mynsu.nova.edu.

 

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