When Love Is Not Enough
2016; Oxford University Press; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1093/asj/sjw223
ISSN1527-330X
Autores Tópico(s)Empathy and Medical Education
ResumoWhen I was in training (too long ago to admit in these pages), I sometimes felt that being a plastic surgery resident was, in many respects, like being in the military. It required accountability to a hierarchy, quick and clear thinking, dedication and teamwork, and a great deal of physical stamina. Those were the days when residents routinely were on call at the hospital 36 hours straight, when you were expected to show up for Grand Rounds with bright eyes and wearing a tie and a clean white coat having neither slept nor showered in recent memory. It was a grueling schedule, sometimes nearly impossible. In my older years, I’ve often said that I would not want to live through those times again—but I would not for the world give them up! I hope that today’s residents, when one day they look back upon their training, might feel the same. Perhaps it is my old-fashioned sensibilities, but I have always believed that a certain amount of pushing oneself beyond “reasonable” limits helps build character and prepares one to meet extraordinary challenges in the future. People who know me well often ask how I keep up my hectic schedule—rising at 4:30 AM nearly every morning, maintaining a busy aesthetic practice, frequently lecturing abroad, and fulfilling my responsibilities as Editor-in-Chief of Aesthetic Surgery Journal ( ASJ ), not to mention spending time with my family. Might these inquisitive friends be suggesting I’m too old to be running around in such a manner? Perhaps they are, but I can honestly say that I have as much energy today as I’ve always had. Maybe I’m simply one of the lucky ones; I love everything I do, and none of it seems like work.1 But when is love … journal{at}surgery.org
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