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Beyond the Chief Complaint: Our Patients’ Worries

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Fourth-year medical students at the University of Colorado School of Medicine distributed cards to patients in the emergency department asking, "What Worries You Most?" The patients' responses provided insight about their most pressing concerns, often unrelated to their "chief complaints."

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Drs. Brandon Combs, Therese Jones, Steven Lowenstein and Christopher McStay for their guidance and support throughout this project.

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This project was funded by an Innovations Grant from the University of Colorado School of Medicine Medical Student Council.

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  1. Gold Humanism Honor Society, Class of 2017, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA

    V. M. Chau, J. T. Engeln, S. Axelrath, S. J. Khatter, R. Kwon, M. A. Melton, M. C. Reinsvold, V. M. Staley, J. To, K. J. Tanabe & R. Wojcik

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Chau, V.M., Engeln, J.T., Axelrath, S. et al. Beyond the Chief Complaint: Our Patients’ Worries. J Med Humanit 38, 541–547 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10912-017-9479-8

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