The state of General Practice is pretty dire everywhere. It doesn't help when as a student, you were repeatly asked by your GP mentors "why would anyone want to be a doctor?!"Doctors come in all sorts. I would like to think there must be at least "some" of us, who joined this profession because we care and we can. Accepting the fact that the some indeed became doctors just because they can.
This might sound extremely nerdy, but I do look forward to reading the Annals of Internal Medicine every Friday. Whilst I glance at the titles, it is this regular column that I particularly look forward to. It captures the humility and humanity, the qualities that have long evaporated from the sterile corridors of the wards as the profession strives for technical excellence.
Just as well I'm not a subscriber to the NBR anymore. Deborah Hill Cone has a column in the Herald since the new year. Today's column is a particularly good read - just something that I would have said.
So, for now, the mess in my study will start to grow.
For the record, this will probably be the last blog entry for the next few months. It's got nothing to do with time, as I always maintain the lack of time is the lamest excuse one can give. It's more about shutting down parts of my little mind.
