On Tuesday, an Assistant Professor of Family & Community spoke to the Christian Medical Society/CMDA at Penn State Hershey College of Medicine on “Christ-centered Humility in Medicine.” His presentation drove home the importance of discussing and embracing humility in the context of health care. Why?
When we (and those with whom we are close) receive care in the medical context, we are reminded of/confronted by our limitations and reliance upon “Jesus the Great Physician, Healer, and Teacher.” In addition, it is important for health care educators to learn from their learners, i.e., student-centered learning delivered with respect/humility, and for health care professionals to deliver patient-centered medicine with respect/humility. What a joy to partner with CMDA toward such an end!
No matter one’s relationship to higher education (or the challenges one faces at home, in the community, as part of a local congregation), reflect upon and take up this Advent the act of doing
nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; [Read more…] about Advent Table Topic: Humility