Gossip and the art of storytelling
Inching towards retirement, somewhat reluctantly, I've pondered what I ought to do with myself once I finally take the plunge.
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8/27/2024
Things that could fall apart
When I was a medical student back in the late '70s, the gay people in my class kept a very low profile. They lived in fear of being outed which could have terrible consequences harassment, blackmail even being dismissed from the program.
8/13/2024
Medical Student Disease changes with age, but doesn’t disappear
Being a physician is itself a risk factor for health anxiety. Before I started in medicine, I had the general obliviousness towards health which is the natural state of the average 22-year-old. Soon, however, that vanished.
7/15/2024
You seem discouraged
For the majority of my practice, I've cared for marginalized populations, knowing everyone found this kind of work as rewarding as I do. But there consensus used to be that it needed to be done. Today, in Quebec, the message seems to be, if you don’t speak French, please die.
