Abinav Jyotis, a medical student in the US visited Pallium India in 2023. His article about the visit “My One Wild and Precious Life—The Purpose of Medical Care” was published in Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.02.564) on February 27, 2024.

Abstract:

“My One Wild and Precious Life – The Purpose of Medical Care”, contains reflections of a medical student as a naive little boy, inspired by his late grandfather, pinning to becoming a physician, who later struggles to find purpose in the unidealistic world of the current healthcare system. But, through his exposure to “Pallium India”, a non-profit palliative care organization in Kerala, India, healthcare once more gains meaning and signifies the importance of love and care amidst a patient’s journey through pain and suffering.