When I Am In Doubt
Glenn Colquhoun writes poetry on some of the days he doesn’t want to be a doctor. His book ‘‘Playing God’’ is well worth reading and includes ‘When I Am In Doubt – A Poem for Surgeons’ :
When I am in doubt I talk to surgeons.
I know that they will know what to do.
They seem so sure.Once I talked to a surgeon.
He said that when he is in doubt
He talks to priests.
Priests will know what to do.
Priests seem so sure.Once I talked to a priest.
He said that when he is in doubt
He talks to God.
God will know what to do.
God seems so sure.Once I talked to God.
He said that when he is in doubt
he thinks of me.
He says I will know what to do.
I seem so sure.
Literary Medicine
…ramblings
Chris is an Intensivist and ECMO specialist at The Alfred ICU, where he is Deputy Director (Education). He is a Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University, the Lead for the Clinician Educator Incubator programme, and a CICM First Part Examiner.
He is an internationally recognised Clinician Educator with a passion for helping clinicians learn and for improving the clinical performance of individuals and collectives. He was one of the founders of the FOAM movement (Free Open-Access Medical education) has been recognised for his contributions to education with awards from ANZICS, ANZAHPE, and ACEM.
His one great achievement is being the father of three amazing children.
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