students, among other things, to ask the open-ended question, “Is there anything else you would like to tell me?” at the end of the medical interview. We encourage them to pause, for quite a while if necessary, leaving the patient enough psychic space to consider his or her needs and perhaps the real agenda for being there. This is often not what gets talked about first or second, or even at all if the doctor isn’t particularly tuned in or is in a hurry.
