Doctors
During the duration of my dad's operation and stay in the hospital, I was fortunate to have had the chance to talk with the young resident doctors who waited on my dad and who did rounds when the senior doctor/surgeon was not around.
All my life, I've had this misconception that doctors were almost like supernatural beings. They had the "power" which no ordinary man had- The power to heal physical deformities and ailments of man, from his birth to his death. They seemed to possess such confidence that makes us ordinary people find solace and comfort in.
The residents I speak of are no different. They are intelligent, confident, very capable yet very young. These young residents at present should not be taken forgranted, especially by our generation, because these are the doctors who will take over the doctors who were passed on to us by our parents. Our lives and our health, literally will fall into their hands.
The reason I chose to wrote about young doctors was because of my surprising realization that they are ordinary human beings as well. Yesterday at the ER of Cardinal Santos, a couple of my dad's doctors and I were chatting (while waiting for my dad to complete a medical requirement) and somehow the topic turned into business. I was so shocked that these doctors asked me about what I did and asked me for advice about setting up businesses. I eagerly talked and was pleased at how equally eager they responded. I was almost sad to go... I felt as if I made new friends among these doctors who I realized were a mere 4-5 years older than me. I felt their youth, their frustrations, their hopes and dreams. For a split second, I wondered whether they were happy being where they were-
I got my answer minutes later when a bruised and battered man was wheeled into the ER, when the doctors hastily but pleasantly bade us goodbye, as they rushed to attend to him. And when I watched them study CT scans, check the BP/pulse, treat the wounds while calmly conversing with the patient, I realized that they were exactly where they wanted to be.
And you know what? So was I.
All my life, I've had this misconception that doctors were almost like supernatural beings. They had the "power" which no ordinary man had- The power to heal physical deformities and ailments of man, from his birth to his death. They seemed to possess such confidence that makes us ordinary people find solace and comfort in.
The residents I speak of are no different. They are intelligent, confident, very capable yet very young. These young residents at present should not be taken forgranted, especially by our generation, because these are the doctors who will take over the doctors who were passed on to us by our parents. Our lives and our health, literally will fall into their hands.
The reason I chose to wrote about young doctors was because of my surprising realization that they are ordinary human beings as well. Yesterday at the ER of Cardinal Santos, a couple of my dad's doctors and I were chatting (while waiting for my dad to complete a medical requirement) and somehow the topic turned into business. I was so shocked that these doctors asked me about what I did and asked me for advice about setting up businesses. I eagerly talked and was pleased at how equally eager they responded. I was almost sad to go... I felt as if I made new friends among these doctors who I realized were a mere 4-5 years older than me. I felt their youth, their frustrations, their hopes and dreams. For a split second, I wondered whether they were happy being where they were-
I got my answer minutes later when a bruised and battered man was wheeled into the ER, when the doctors hastily but pleasantly bade us goodbye, as they rushed to attend to him. And when I watched them study CT scans, check the BP/pulse, treat the wounds while calmly conversing with the patient, I realized that they were exactly where they wanted to be.
And you know what? So was I.
posted by kath | 11:56 PM
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