Wow! I had the true privilege and honor to be in a room last evening with an amazing group of Vanderbilt University Medical Center physicians. The physician council meets on a monthly basis and this month we had a holiday reception. They each shared a story about a proud moment they have had in their career as a doctor. The stories were truly amazing and I think reconnected us all on the difference made in the very noble profession of medicine. What did I walk away with?
1) The practice of medicine is not always about doing something but sometimes about just being there, with and for another person.
2) There are a lot of up's and down's in caring for others but it can be the middle ground where you see the differences.
3) It starts with caring and as long as one cares the what and how will follow.
4) Lives have been saved based on taking risks and chances. People who probably should not have walked out of the hospital did because of the skill and compassion shown by health care professionals.
5) Don't give up. Heard numerous stories of adversity and individuals not wanting to engage or give up and because of the empathy shown by a doctor they engaged, were helped, and are now advocates for others stricken with their conditions to get help.
An amazing group of humans. I finished by sharing that they shared 20 stories of lives forever changed, including their own, but the ripples are so much larger. There are countless families celebrating this holiday season with a loved one because of the amazing skill and care provided by all the professionals in the Health Care Industry. We do so much more right than wrong!
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David Haynes, Jaqulyn Dixon, Kris Rehm, MD, MMHC, SFHM, Raeshell Sweeting, Paul Sternberg, Marilyn Dubree, Rick Wright, Jason A. Wolf, Ph.D., CPXP, Andre Churchwell, Thomas Lee, MD, Charles V Hagood, D.Sc., Chrissy Daniels, Adrienne Boissy
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