Medically Speaking with Dr. Eve Glazier
Sep 13, 2026 · 51 min · 13 segments
In this reflective conversation, Dr. Eve Glazier sits down with David Reuben, MD, a nationally recognized leader in geriatric medicine and one of her longtime mentors, to explore what a lifetime of…
David ReubenGuest
Eve GlazierHost
But he was reflecting on the idea that maybe you're only as good a musician as you are a human being, and that obviously made me think about you.
And I was thinking about, gosh, is that true in medicine, too, right? That maybe past a certain level, you know, the best doctors aren't just the ones who simply, you know, know the treatments or have the most, you know, incredible skills, but the ones who've, you know, really cultivated something harder to name and all these things you possess, you know, presence and curiosity, um, kindness, timing, and, of course, the ability to listen.
Do-- what do you think about that? I mean, do you think that becoming a better doctor be-- also means becoming a more developed human being?
And the reason why I'm gonna surprise you is that, you know, I'm in the OR, and the surgeon is operating on me.
... and, you know, having, you know, reasonable judgment, but he doesn't have to be particularly a nice person.
But he was reflecting on the idea that maybe you're only as good a musician as you are a human being, and that obviously made me think about you.
And I was thinking about, gosh, is that true in medicine, too, right? That maybe past a certain level, you know, the best doctors aren't just the ones who simply, you know, know the treatments or have the most, you know, incredible skills, but the ones who've, you know, really cultivated something harder to name and all these things you possess, you know, presence and curiosity, um, kindness, timing, and, of course, the ability to listen.
Do-- what do you think about that? I mean, do you think that becoming a better doctor be-- also means becoming a more developed human being?
And the reason why I'm gonna surprise you is that, you know, I'm in the OR, and the surgeon is operating on me.
... and, you know, having, you know, reasonable judgment, but he doesn't have to be particularly a nice person.
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