A Chance To Cut, A Letter To My Son

This is the third in the series of letters to my son the medical student who grew into a surgeon. The letters have helped me renew my commitment to compassionate healthcare and medical education. It is too easy to lose your way as a physician when faced with the daily stress of real medicine. Spending…

The Torrent of Medical Education, Sea Glass or Sand

The torrent of medical education, sea glass or sand? A second letter to my son, the medical student By Tracey Delaplain, MD Before you started your first year I cautioned you that “medical school will change you so you must guard the ideals you hold sacred”. I have watched you change in your first two…