One thing bothers me:
Books are most of what we see.
Doctor-patient relationship —
Only mentioned in them, flip by flip.
Meeting patients is the key,
But first come studies, then we see.
A paradox: the gate to health is both
Knowledge and empathetic growth.
A good relationship is learn-able,
But apart from books, indiscernible.
The paradox follows: study well,
Then truly learn in residency’s hell
If I could, the one thing I would change
Is to widen the medical range.
Combine books and relationships,
So students and patients learn the tips.
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Contributing Writer
Riga Stradins University
In 2019 Kamiar K. Rueckert finished Medical School in Riga, Latvia. In 2016, he founded www.psgriga.org in order to establish a foundation for students to learn about emotions in healthcare and psychosomatic concepts. He likes Hummus, continental philosophy and smoked Blutwurst. His previous articles have been published in theviennapsychoanalyst.at and the printed and online version of the Latvian student magazine semperanticus.lv.
