Bhagavad gita for the physician

Sanjay Kalra; Ameya Joshi; Bharti Kalra; Vivekanand G. Shanbhag; Rajib Bhattacharya; Komal Verma; Manash P. Baruah; Rakesh Sahay; Sarita Bajaj; Navneet Agrawal; Ashim Chakraborty; Yatan Pal Singh Balhara; Sandeep Chaudhary; Deepak Khandelwal; Sameer Aggarwal; Nanik Ram; Jubbin Jacob; Sandeep Julka; Gagan Priya; Shelley Bhattacharya; Komal Dalal

doi:10.4103/ijem.IJEM_259_17

Bhagavad gita for the physician

Sanjay Kalra
, Ameya Joshi
, Bharti Kalra
, Vivekanand G. Shanbhag
, Rajib Bhattacharya
, Komal Verma
, Manash P. Baruah
, Rakesh Sahay
, Sarita Bajaj
, Navneet Agrawal
, Ashim Chakraborty
, Yatan Pal Singh Balhara
, Sandeep Chaudhary
, Deepak Khandelwal
, Sameer Aggarwal
, Nanik Ram
, Jubbin Jacob
, Sandeep Julka
, Gagan Priya
, Shelley Bhattacharya

Komal Dalal

Department of Medicine, Medical College, Pakistan

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Abstract

This communication presents verses from the Bhagavad Gita which help define a good clinician's skills and behavior. Using the teachings of Lord Krishna, these curated verses suggest three essential skills that a physician must possess: Excellent knowledge, equanimity, and emotional attributes. Three good behaviors are listed (Pro-work ethics, Patient-centered care, and Preceptive leadership) and supported by thoughts written in the Gita.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	893-897
Number of pages	5
Journal	Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Volume	21
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4103/ijem.IJEM_259_17
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2017

Keywords

Chronic illness
compassion fatigue
emotional equipoise
equanimity
health care
patient-centered care
physician burnout
physician stress

UN SDGs

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Kalra, S., Joshi, A., Kalra, B., Shanbhag, V. G., Bhattacharya, R., Verma, K., Baruah, M. P., Sahay, R., Bajaj, S., Agrawal, N., Chakraborty, A., Balhara, Y. P. S., Chaudhary, S., Khandelwal, D., Aggarwal, S., Ram, N., Jacob, J., Julka, S., Priya, G., ... Dalal, K. (2017). Bhagavad gita for the physician. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 21(6), 893-897. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijem.IJEM_259_17

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