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Author: Bethany Shieh, SPT

Bethany Shieh, SPT is a second year DPT student at Northwestern University. She is a nursery assistant, a personal care assistant, and a social media intern for the physical therapy department at Northwestern. The book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman sparked her interest in medical humanities and cultural competency in healthcare. In her free time, she enjoys reading and taking long walks.

Searching Behind “No!”

Congratulations to Northwestern University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program graduate student Bethany Shieh, SPT, the winner of the annual physical therapy student essay contest co-sponsored by the ACAPT Consortium for the Humanities, Ethics, and Professionalism (CHEP) and JHR. In her essay, “Searching Behind ‘No!'”, Ms. Shieh illustrates how we can create space to understand the pain, suffering and frustration that accompany and influence patient care, if we are willing to enter and dwell in our patient’s life experience.