"Is medicine right for me?" Interview series - Part 2ii

Interview with Dr. Duffin - Part II: Length 9.59 Size: 2.85MB
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This is the second part in a series of interviews relating to medicine; this is the second section of this part. The links for the other interviews can be found here: Interview 1 - Hyeamin, Interview 2 – Dr. Duffin, Part I.

The end goal is to provide all of us with a greater understanding of medicine.

In the first half of this section, Dr. Duffin talks about not worrying about the future so much. She also describes how she thinks we should spend our time at university. (Hint: It’s not buried in a book.) She mentions not staying "inside the box" of typical education. (A tip I think is well worth heeding. Now only to implement it…)

She goes on to talk about the uncertainty she had about staying in medical school. (Refering back to the previous interview with Hyeamin, a common thread is forming. Maybe it’s alright not to be absolutely certain about life?)

The rigidity of formal medical (and pre-medical) education has not escaped her notice either. Noting that many divergently thinking people are in medical school, she makes the point that there is a mismatch between the style of education and the nature of the learners. (A problem that is quickly wearing upon me.)

Although she does not practice medicine now, she does not regret the pathway of her life. She mentions that medical school can even be good preparation for other fields. Her examples include law and nursing. She makes an interesting note on the difference between doctors and nurses (other than money).

From time 5:59 onward, she talks about the American healthcare system and the numerous reasons that she would be unwilling to practice medicine in the U.S. Ever.

Basically, the money isn’t worth lack of public healthcare. It has a lot of bearing on the nature of treatment, more than we think. It may sound obvious and simple, but there’s a bit more to it. Listen.

This isn’t related to medicine, but I noticed that she used the work kvetch. [new window] I used to be really big on commonly used Yiddish words in english. I stopped, though, after coming to Queen’s. Maybe I should make more Jewish friends.

Interview with Dr. Duffin - Part II: Length 9.59 Size: 2.85MB
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