A professor from Lincoln's dental college came to speak to us about how diabetes, cardiovascular disease, etc, are all related to dental health, particularly periodontal disease. Having read diabetes magazines before, I've noticed advertisements emphasizing the importance of oral care. I think it's so important for diabetes patients to learn the importance of controlling their diabetes because a dentist may refuse to operate on a patient who won't control their diabetes since there is a big risk when it comes to healing properly.
Today at the end of the day in biology, Dr. Crouch also shared a quote from Colin Powell with us: "Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever more." I completely believe in that quote because I know that it has sometimes applied to me. As a doctor, I believe it'll be important to express to your patients that you care about them.
In humanities, we were shown artistic portraits of patients and asked questions about the patients. For example, we were shown a picture and asked, "What do you think this man is suffering from?" This exercise made me realize some things: we all have assumptions about how others feel based on their looks. When it comes to looking at a patient who is suffering or a caregiver who is vicariously suffering through the patient, I could feel a sense of healing and dignity in the pictures, even if many of the patients looked tired, sad, and broken.
Speaking of tired and sad, we only have one more official day here. People start leaving 5 pm tomorrow (Friday). We are happy to leave and apply what we've learned, but we are all going to miss each other and our experiences together. I feel like we're watching a beautiful ending together, kind of like a beautiful sunset. But you know what Ernest Hemingway said: "The Sun Also Rises."
Today at the end of the day in biology, Dr. Crouch also shared a quote from Colin Powell with us: "Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever more." I completely believe in that quote because I know that it has sometimes applied to me. As a doctor, I believe it'll be important to express to your patients that you care about them.
In humanities, we were shown artistic portraits of patients and asked questions about the patients. For example, we were shown a picture and asked, "What do you think this man is suffering from?" This exercise made me realize some things: we all have assumptions about how others feel based on their looks. When it comes to looking at a patient who is suffering or a caregiver who is vicariously suffering through the patient, I could feel a sense of healing and dignity in the pictures, even if many of the patients looked tired, sad, and broken.
Speaking of tired and sad, we only have one more official day here. People start leaving 5 pm tomorrow (Friday). We are happy to leave and apply what we've learned, but we are all going to miss each other and our experiences together. I feel like we're watching a beautiful ending together, kind of like a beautiful sunset. But you know what Ernest Hemingway said: "The Sun Also Rises."