Five Things...
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Five new things I've learned in the last twelve months;
- Pharmacy isn't really at a crossroads. It just thinks it is, and has done for a good quarter of a century. In truth, the profession often struggles to define its true purpose, torn between finance, health, community and hospital. Within the profession, the best we can do is to pick our path and cop the flak that comes our way.
- Failure is not fun. Although, it's a good learning experience, but certainly not something I'd want to experience too often.
- Rural doctors are the true all rounders of medicine. The basics of General Practice, surgery, medicine, obstetrics and psychiatry are standards in their armoury. They are, in my experience, well rounded humans and excellent teachers. Best of all, they know when to ask for help.
- The joy of 'returning' to competitive sport. I haven't played Grade Cricket since I was fifteen, and the feeling of standing in the field, appreciating a fine day in the fresh air, clouds wandering across the sky and physical exercise in healthy amounts is something I've gained new respect and appreciation for. The art of mastering orthodox spin bowling has provided an extra challenge.
- Fabien Cancellara is awesome; this guy is one of the strongest cyclists on the planet, and boy, can he time trial. He's the Contre la Montre monster. In fact, this whole road cycling gig is a helluva lot of fun; you'll doubtless hear more about my cycling escapades into 2010; I even have an encore to the Razorback Challenge lined up.
I'm looking forward to your posts this year. :)
Good luck with O&G. May there be plentiful babies to catch and a lack of midwifery students getting in your way.