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On acquiring the art of medicine
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Levine, Leonard J. |
| Copyright Year | 1967 |
| Abstract | Having been given the privilege to write a graduation note for the Class of '67, I shall merely allude to the many years of research, study, reflection and achievement. We have enhanced and broadened the scope of our minds and developed our characters and attitudes into flexible mature thinking individuals. Graduation is now the culmination, the Zenith of the myriad of experiences we have encountered and enjoyed during our few years as Medical Tyros. The fulfillment of these years will require a lifetime to fully realize the beginning of an end - the end of 8 - 9 years of a University Education and the beginning of an eternal art, The Practice of Medicine. To acquire this art, Freud has said we must relinquish the pleasure principal for the reality principle, and later on see the benefits of our education. To say the least, we have developed skills and talents. The Bible has so aptly stated that God gave man many talents each to be doubled and trebled in a lifetime. These talents I shall hope to elaborate on, and so present in brief their development. "Becoming one of us" so well exemplified in Conrad's Lord Jim, first requires comradie. Meeting such men as Dr. Beecher-Weld, Dr. C. Nemethy, Dr. F. Fyfe, was for us an entirely new experience. We were amused and enjoyed their presentations. We became a class, individuals emerged, friendships were made - friendships which will be renewed many times throughout our lives. New and stimulating characters emerged. We learned to accept and respect some of our classmates small idiosyncrasies and misgivings. Fraternities assisted some of us. They, at times, aside from their social function, taught us through study and discussion the value of group effort. To comradie was added knowledge which |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://dalspace.library.dal.ca/bitstream/handle/10222/56215/DMJ.1967.20.2.a05.levine.pdf;sequence=1 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
