Two published articles in the Academic Medicine Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges confirm what members of T1D TTN already know – empathy and communications lead to better health outcomes for people with T1D. “Physician Empathy and Critical Outcomes for Patients with T1D” (Volume 86, March 2011, pages 359 - 364) and“The Relationship Between Physician Empathy and Disease Complications: An Empirical Study of Primary Care Physicians and Their Diabetic Patients in Parma, Italy” (Volume 87, September 2012, pages 1243- 1249) identify the factors that support empathy and communications as positive for both the healthcare provider and T1D patient. The Washington-based AAMC is a not-for-profit association dedicated to transforming health care through innovative medical education, cutting-edge patient care, and groundbreaking medical research.