Dinner under the stars, courtesy of generous housemates. A cool breeze transforms a hot day to a warm evening. How do we transform ourselves from awkward med students into the people you trust with your life? Somewhere in our lectures, and first patient histories and physical exams are the seeds.
What will we become if we are more worried about remembering OPQRSTADA*for a patient history then the pain they are presently in, the cancer they may be dying of?
Dinner with friends while the patients I saw today are likely still in the hospital..I hope they had some moments of joy, somehow, today.
*a mnemonic for remembering the type of questions to ask a patient about their illness.
