Tarun who visited us at home last week, has recently joined as a consultant in Medicine after completing his post-gradaute training. He has been a diligent and versatile student thus far.
One of the questions he raised with us during the conversation was, ‘how to capture the story of the early years of the current day and retired teachers!' Tarun believes that there a lot we can learn from their learning experiences during student days. The practice of medicine has changed due to the changes in ethics, ethos, approaches, etc. He wondered whether retelling the story of how medicine was practiced thirty years back would stimulate and inspire the students to treasure values and reset their priorities.
Anna and I were stimulated by this conversation. It became evident to us that even well accomplished young doctors seem to find something missing in the way we practice medicine, in spite of the advances in technology they have access to. They are searching for a meaning and purpose that they can live with beyond just treating patients and seeing them get better clinically. He did suggest that the ‘wholistic approach’ is a challenge to practice. Yet it seems to hold hope for the future!
I wish we can create a forum to raise such questions and make occasions to hear from senior colleagues about the way they lived fulfilled and holistic lives!
Anna and I realised that Tarun was addressing us, who were thirty plus years older in the profession! The younger people in the profession are seeking for an identity that they can live with in the profession - wholistic physicians.
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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