It was 6:40 in the morning and nearly all of the doctors attending the medical conference had assembled for the first session of the day. But there were no tables and chairs in sight, no lectern(讲台), no run-throughs of PowerPoint presentations. All I could make out in the early morning darkness were the unmoving forms of my colleagues, cross-legged on cushions and raised platforms, eyes closed and hands resting with palms upward in their laps.
They were learning to meditate(思考)as part of a communication training conference, held last week at the Chapin Mill Retreat Center in western New York, and sponsored by the University of Rochester Medical Center.
There has been a growing awareness among doctors that being fully present and attentive to the moment, not Only improves the way they engage with patients but also mitigates(减轻)the stresses of clinical practice.
Mounting paperwork demands and other time and productivity pressures can lead to physician burnout, which affects as many as one in three doctors, recent studies have shown. The loss of enthusiasm and engagement can lead to increased errors, decreased empathy and compassion toward patients and poor professionalism. Other problems include physician substance abuse, abandonment of clinical practice and even suicide.
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填空题 All the author could make out were the unmoving forms of his colleagues in the 1.

填空题 The author's colleagues were learning to think as part of 1.

填空题 The growing awareness of being fully present improves the way doctors engage with patients, and also relieves 1.

填空题 Stressful paperwork demands and other productivity pressures can result in 1.

填空题 What could lead doctors to increase errors and decrease empathy and compassion towards patients?