Hospitals and Walmarts

Today was very interesting to say the least. Dr. Desselle jumped right into the nitty gritty with FREAKING AWESOME pictures. I love it when this happens because all the girls feel sick and the guys just feel wierd because they see an infested penis on the screen hoping it will never happen to them. I, on the other hand, think it is fascinating. Of course it's not like I "enjoy" seeing disease, but I feel like it is important, necessary, and neat to analyze. I guess that it is a good thing I want to work in the medical field then.
Dr. Desselle was an LSU graduate and has many years of experience being a surgeon. He really began talking about the pros and cons of having medicine as a career. However, I feel like these really apply to doctors, specifically. I think this because I have weighed out the differences in nursing and doctors. Sure, I won't get paid as much. But golly, I won't have that con list like he does. I have shadowed Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Doctors. From that experience, I have realized that Nursing (Nurse Practitioning)  is what I want to do. Tonigh has only emphasized and fueled that passion more.
Some of his values in learning and practicing medicine were: mentorship, perserverance, and trust. I feel like these are super important values to have. Specifically in the workplace, trust is important. My family and I have to trust in my grandmother's nurses and doctors to take care of her because we can not be at the nursing home that is two hours away all the time. We have to trust that they will fullfil her needs because she cannot remember herself. That, my friends, take a lot of trust. The patients, as well as the families, are entrusting lives into these people. That is a big undertaking and trust is something that needs to be established first. That is why I think it takes people of character to work in the medical field. It does not matter if you are the smartest doctor in the world, if your patients cannot trust in you and your character, they will not receive your service.
I disagree with him on one thing. I do think the larger hospital, less private practice theory of change is good. I mean, of course he does not want this. He has his own practice. However, it is not about money. It is not about how expensive it is. It is about the patients and the quality of their care. It basically goes back to the well-being of the population. I believe that should come first, before anything else. If it happens that the way to improve care for everyone is through the big hospital chain, then I believe that is the way to go.
Finally, he left us with important advice: to try to identify with someone that can guide us through difficult decisions and to always cherish our family.
Overall, tonight has reminded me of why I want to do what I want to do.

Peace Out

Anna