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Long before I ever thought of becoming a Ph.D.-level psychologist, I served two summers as a chaplaincy intern at a Midwestern tertiary-care teaching hospital, where patients, as well as the medical and nursing staff who cared for them, were my "flock." The theory behind training chaplains to work in this setting was that if we were to be truly useful to the entire treatment team, we should have some realistic idea of everyone's role and responsibility.
As a result of this philosophy, we were given access to all areas of the hospital. I was present with medical and nursing students for surgeries and autopsies. I went with students, doctors and nurses to morbidity ...