With nearly two decades of experience as an emergency physician, Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak shares why no technology can match the empathy, judgment, and connection doctors bring to their patients. Now leading the emergency medicine residency program at Stanford, she reflects on moments at the bedside, where life’s most uncertain and vulnerable situations reveal the irreplaceable value of human care. Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak is an emergency physician at Stanford with nearly two decades of experience. In addition to caring for patients, she leads the emergency medicine residency program, teaches medical students and residents, and conducts research on gender equity, struggling learners, and innovative approaches to teaching and assessment. She values the breadth of a career in academic medicine, but the moments that have shaped her most profoundly are those at the bedside: holding space for patients and families during life’s most vulnerable, uncertain, and often heartbreaking moments. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx