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Erica C. Kaye, MD, MPH, Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl, Mail Stop 1121, Memphis, TN 38105. Email: erica.kaye@stjude.org

Dr Kaye conceptualized this perspective, drafted the initial manuscript, and revised the manuscript; Ms Rockwell made substantial contributions to the design of this perspective and revised the manuscript critically for important intellectual content; Drs Lemmon, Baker, and Mack made substantial contributions to the design of this perspective and revised the manuscript critically for important intellectual content; and all authors approved the final manuscript as submitted and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

Dr Lemmon has received compensation for medicolegal work. The other authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to this article to disclose.

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This work is supported by Dr Kaye’s Career Development Award from the National Palliative Care Research Center and by American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC). Additionally, Dr Lemmon receives salary support from the National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke (K23NS116453). The other authors received no additional funding related to this work.

The Art of Saying Nothing

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PEDIATRICS

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Volume 149, Number 6

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Article | Post-print: After Peer Review

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Doctors are generally good at talking. Across 3 decades, iterative studies have shown that physicians often interrupt or talk over patients.1,2 In 2019, a seminal study of primary and specialty care clinicians demonstrated that physicians interrupted patients after a median of 11 seconds.3 In some ways, listening has become a lost art in medicine.
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