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Madison, Wisconsin Area United States
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Adjunct Research Investigator, Department of Family Medicine at University of Michigan
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Technology / Software / Internet
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Fred Kron, MD, is a practicing, board-certified family medicine doctor. He is an accomplished multimedia writer who has successfully written for many award-winning animated and live-action television shows and for computer games. He is also an expert in new media technology in medicine.
Fred’s professional experience, along with his personal experiences as a cancer survivor, convinced him that medical education was failing to produce empathic physicians who were skilled at communication – who could understand their patients’ fears, values and beliefs, and who treated their patients with kindness and dignity. Fred’s belief in the importance of empathic communication is supported by
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Organization / Workplace
Madison, Wisconsin Area United States
Occupation
Adjunct Research Investigator, Department of Family Medicine at University of Michigan
Industry
Technology / Software / Internet
About
Fred Kron, MD, is a practicing, board-certified family medicine doctor. He is an accomplished multimedia writer who has successfully written for many award-winning animated and live-action television shows and for computer games. He is also an expert in new media technology in medicine.
Fred’s professional experience, along with his personal experiences as a cancer survivor, convinced him that medical education was failing to produce empathic physicians who were skilled at communication – who could understand their patients’ fears, values and beliefs, and who treated their patients with kindness and dignity. Fred’s belief in the importance of empathic communication is supported by
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health
games
education
falstein
noah
See more