When I think about colleagues who’ve influenced me,rarely is it their academic work/publications I think of
Rather it’s their ➡️humility
➡️ability to hold space
➡️compassion
➡️advocacy
➡️integrity
So,the past few weeks when greeted w “Oh I’m so glad it’s you!” by a colleague 1/
Rather it’s their ➡️humility
➡️ability to hold space
➡️compassion
➡️advocacy
➡️integrity
So,the past few weeks when greeted w “Oh I’m so glad it’s you!” by a colleague 1/
who is a patient, or by a colleague with whom I’m working with that day on a complex case; or a patient in clinic asking “could YOU look after me in the OR?”; or a colleague who calls me cos’ their child is havin a *really* hard time as woman of colour in medicine; or a friend 2/
who says “I don’t think my specialist is listening to me& I’m scared - can you help?”; or an acquaintance who asks “can you talk to me about vaccine risks”; or a parent who says “can we chat about how hard this home schooling thing is?”; or a group of physicians doing 3/
amazing, important, hard, advocacy work, who ask me to join them...
I think, maybe,just maybe, I’m doing ok& I worry far less about my publications&give myself a little bit of ❤️ for being there,for all these seemingly insignificant interactions.Which really, are so important 4/
I think, maybe,just maybe, I’m doing ok& I worry far less about my publications&give myself a little bit of ❤️ for being there,for all these seemingly insignificant interactions.Which really, are so important 4/
Which really, bind us in our humanity& complexity &remind us what’s important in how we relate, in how we live out our values & in how we connect
In a time of so much loss, so much violence, so much injustice, maybe it’s enough to just be there for one person at a time
5/5
In a time of so much loss, so much violence, so much injustice, maybe it’s enough to just be there for one person at a time
5/5
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