John Wynn
What is society’s secret pact with medicine?
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About John Wynn
John Wynn is a Seattle psychiatrist and educator working in the areas of oncology, organizational consultation, and physician health. Wynn received his B.A. in Philosophy from Yale College and his M.D. degree from the University of Illinois.
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The audience asks Wynn, a psychiatrist, if physicians have problems facing their own mortality, and if that knowledge changes how they approach patients with a poor prognosis.