The first part of this paper explores what we mean by the word sensitising' and presents an argument for concerning of 'sensitising'in a way that respects the intellectual as well as the healing roles of medical practitioners while taking the concept further as ' informed reflection: It also makes a case for the Importance of sensitislng In medical 'proxiS:The second part of the paper describes an approach which Is based partly on a module that has been taught in a medical programme.