“I am a believer in following my gut. This decision-making practice may seem rash to some, but it is based on years of experience. My gut told me where to go to school, who to marry, and it told me to choose surgery as my career.”
“I have come to learn that dermatology is a unique art form where patients can present with complex challenges, and the dermatologist has the opportunity to create a masterpiece through careful examination and treatment.”
“I saw how compassionate, expert care delivered by a neurologist could make a positive impact on the lives of patients and their families…”
In healthcare, a large portion of your job is just listening to patients and finding out what is going on with them… SAPP helped me to practice asking questions that go beyond the surface level in order to understand people and their experiences better.
As we left the neighborhood and slid down the hill to the river trail, which cuts through the downtown, I was reminded of how much things can change in such a relatively short time.
“We’re looking forward to presenting the Thrivewell Cancer Foundation with an annual donation from Long’s chapter of AMWA.”
There will be times that the sufferings of your patients will make you feel helpless, and you will likely have frequent thoughts of wanting to do more. However, treating these patients makes all that studying you did for the first two years start to feel worth it.
Remember that being human isn’t unprofessional.
None of your patients will be actors, they will be real human beings with real problems. As the student clinician, you will be their advocate.
“In surgery, you get to see the best and the worst of humanity juxtaposed: self-sacrifice on behalf of others and careless disregard for human life.”
