Meeting local people through music

14 years ago at age 10 I attended a local brass band concert and was truly inspired, ever since then, […]

FY1 Diary Entries

Entry 1 I sat alone in the doctor’s office staring wryly at the ugly, part- broken bleep I had placed […]

Language, History, and Art. My non-medical side of a doctor’s life

Throughout my artistic career, I have dedicated myself to portraits. was interested in the human form, especially facial expressions. However, […]

What the *****

Medical school is like cycling with stabilisers.   On-call shifts are like taking off those stabilisers and being expected to ride […]

Nightshift

Poem The world becomes quiet  The moon retires the sun,  Yet the hospital is humming  The night shift has begun.  […]

Words and Thoughts

Background: During a patient encounter, I spoke to an elderly gentleman who presented to the HIV clinic for his medication […]

A New Beginning: The Doctor’s Journey

Poem: A New Beginning: The Doctor’s Journey Through gilded halls of learning once I strayed,Where books and lectures wove their […]

Keeping in Touch with My Prima Ballerina

I have been dancing since I was four years old. It was one of many activities I was enrolled in, […]

The Power of Hope in Palliative Care

As I stand next to my patient, self-doubt coils its way from my fluttering stomach, tightening around my throat. I […]

Journey of learning and teaching

I was a fresh-eyed fourth-year medical student with my bags packed and my brain filled with a mixture of emotions […]