Dr. Shannon Chun, 2017 graduate from Queen's University medical school, shares a memorable encounter with a patient that made him question who the expert really is. The story is true but some details have been changed to protect the identity of the family. His article, titled "The Expert", was published in the CMAJ. The story received an honourable mention for the 2016 Annual Undergraduate Narrative Award for Palliative Care from the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians. Full article (subscription required): www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.161369 ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on iTunes, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page. Our podcasts are also released on www.cmaj.ca and on www.cmajblogs.com.