Today, as the supervisor of Stamford Hospital's clinical pastoral-education program, which trains chaplains, he teaches students to "stay present, even when there is great pain, " in order to focus on the spiritual needs of their patients.

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Kimberly Kesling, deputy commander of Clinical Services for Darnell Medical Center at Fort Hood and Hasan's supervisor at the post, told reporters last week that Hasan was doing a good job in Texas.

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