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A Duty to Heal by Pius Kamau
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A Duty to Heal

A "This I Believe" Essay

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Narrator Pius Kamau
Length 4 minutes
Language English
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Surgeon Pius Kamau describes caring for patients regardless of their racial views in "A Duty to Heal", his contribution to NPRโ€™s This I Believe series.

This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the thought that begins with the series title. The pieces that make up the program compel listeners to re-think not only what and how they have arrived at their own personal beliefs, but also the extent to which they share them with others.

Featuring a star-studded list of contributors that includes John McCain, Isabel Allende, and Colin Powell, as well as pieces from the original 1950's series including Helen Keller and Jackie Robinson, the This I Believe book collection also contains essays by a Brooklyn lawyer, a woman who sells yellow pages advertising in Fort Worth, TX and a man who serves on the state of Rhode Island's parole board. The result is a stirring, funny and always provocative trip inside the minds and hearts of a diverse group of Americans whose beliefs, and the incredibly varied ways in which they choose to express them, reveal the American spirit at its best.

This short audio essay is an excerpt from the audiobook edition of NPR's This I Believe anthology.

Pius Kamau, who contributed "A Duty to Heal" to NPR's This I Believe series, is a thoracic and general surgeon in Denver. He grew up in Kenya and studied medicine in Kenya, Spain and England before immigrating to the United States. Kamau also writes a column on African issues for the Denver Post.

Pius Kamau, who contributed "A Duty to Heal" to NPR's This I Believe series, is a thoracic and general surgeon in Denver. He grew up in Kenya and studied medicine in Kenya, Spain and England before immigrating to the United States. Kamau also writes a column on African issues for the Denver Post.

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