Table 2.

Qualitative analysis of the blog posts and comments relating to aspects of humanism and professionalism.

Themes		Examples
Humanism themes
	Dealing with “difficult” patients	“I have no idea how to work with these patients without rolling my eyes or biting my lip.”
	Appreciating patients’ context	“Understanding the origin of the problem...can help.”
	Developing compassion	“I’ve learned that these patients require a new level of compassion.”
	Developing respect	“It’s relatively easy to be...respectful when it goes both ways, but not when our efforts are met with resistance or even aggression.”
	Developing empathy for others	“I resist my impulse to think that I would behave any differently if I were in their shoes.”
Professionalism themes
	Deidentification of information	“We’re all learning how to deidentify cases.”
	Hidden curriculum	“This sort of talk is longstanding...and models a lack of collegiality.”
	Student/staff privacy	“[Are] students wanting to keep their interactions with other students private from their professors, and vice versa?”
	Patient privacy	“It is still important to protect...patient privacy.”
	Conflict with colleagues	“Do [they] truly resent the ED, or are their feelings a ‘nothing personal’ natural defense mechanism of venting?”