I reflect on two years in the emergency department as medicine becomes less of an obsession while teaching me its greatest lesson: humility.
END OF FY 1
I finish my first year as a doctor, reflecting on how uncertainty, mistakes and hard-earned confidence shaped the clinician I am becoming.
Good Doctor
I learn that being a good doctor means treating the whole person, supporting the team and valuing every voice in patient care.
Humbled
I fail a lumbar puncture, confront my growing ego and learn that the best doctors remain humble, curious and willing to improve.
FOREWORD
The beginning of life on the wards, facing responsibility, uncertainty and the lessons that shape a medical career.