The Importance of EmpathyâAs I Have Studied and Experienced It. Empathy is a crucial component of the patient-physician relationship and has been associated with improved patient outcomes in multiple studies. The importance of empathy has been of major interest to me as a student of the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). At the medical school I have learned that Kim, et al, 1 for example, analyzed the role of patient-perceived empathy and demonstrated that affective empathy led to a greater exchange of information, increased partnership, and interpersonal trust.
Larry Nassar, the former acclaimed USA Gymnastics team doctor, pleaded guilty Wednesday to seven counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and admitted in a Michigan court to using his position to sexually abuse underage girls.
Dr. Larry Nassar is accused of sexually abusing gymnasts like Jeanette Antolin, who says he built trust with girls by giving them candy. Dantzscher told LaPook that Nassar didnât use a glove. Nassar was a longtime doctor for women and girls at Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics, which trains Olympians.