Author: Tom Peteet
Tom Peteet is an internal medicine resident at Boston Medical Center. He studied philosophy and physics as an undergraduate, and was a middle-school teacher for three years before pursuing a career in medicine. His interests include medical ethics, palliative medicine, yoga, global health, medical education, and writing.
Social Futures: Tackling Poverty in Medicine
Today the nursing staff held a birthday party for a patient. The party was not to celebrate with her, but to cheer on her departure from the service. She had moved into a new age bracket, and as a res... Read MoreThe Next Decade of Medical Humanism
This post is in response to the following questions: If there is one thing you would like to see change in your faith or ethical tradition over the next ten years, what would it be? What role would yo... Read MoreSacred Spaces in Medicine
My favorite place in the hospital is the lobby between the chapel and Dunkin Donuts. Every evening I look forward to passing into the open ceiling veranda, to elevator jazz-music, awaiting my coffee f... Read MoreCan Grit and Curiosity Transform Urban Education?
Paul Tough, author of How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character, opened his talk by discussing rats. In an audience of Harvard education students, this set the expectati... Read MoreIslam, Buddhism, and the Origins of the Religious Self
I arrive in Ooty by a nine-hour bus ride, seeking trees and solitude. I’ve heard both of these exist in India – yet I’ve never experienced them in the same place. After downing some Masala Chai,... Read MoreHow a Humanist Found Redemption
“You’ll find the next patient interesting Tom, I think he is a lifer.” I grabbed the patient’s chart to assess his clinical history. As I looked up previous lab values and problems, I stumbled... Read MoreEducating for Critical Consciousness
There is a crisis of higher education in Dhaka. The crisis is deep-seated, and not based on lack of resources, technology, or facilities. The crisis is a failure of human potential – a failure t... Read MoreCreating Religious Dialogue in Bangladesh
“Sir, my parents are very interested in your ideas. They want a picture of you.” With this, my student gave me a pair of sunglasses and asked me to pose. For the last three weeks, I have been teac... Read MoreBook Review: “Broken and Shared,” by Jeff Dietrich
Reading Jeff Dietrich’s new book Broken and Shared is a meditative experience. Dietrich, a Catholic Worker, activist, and advocate for the poor, has devoted his life to the underserved. For the last... Read More- 2 of 3
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