University of Maryland School of Medicine - Terrae Mariae Medicus (Baltimore, MD)

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. . .DESPITE THE WORK, A TIME FOR FUN As we look back, we remember the fun times that we had. Despite all of the hard work, frustrations, and per- sonal setbacks, we took time to have fun. Perhaps it was because of the stress of medical school that the par- ties were so enthusiastically attended, for it seemed that the more hectic the academic pace, the more intense the festivities became. Parties were the time when we were transformed from mild-mannered bookworms into beasts of all sorts. Like chameleons, we changed our col- ors, and at times we changed even our sex! Dr. Hall-Craggs takes time out for party fun. 12

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. . . THEY DESTROYED WHAT WE KNEW, The demolition of the Koesters bakery. As we look back, we remember how the educators destroyed everything that we thought we knew. We thought that physi- cians intentionally deceive patients, that they rarely help patients, and simply tell pa- tients to make expensive return visits. Fre- quently physicians cannot determine a pa- tient’s problem, when the diagnosis is ob- vious to the patient. These and other such beliefs were acquired through personal ex- periences, friends, and relatives. But as we proceeded through our years in medical school, our educators destroyed that. At times we wanted to turn away, not knowing what to believe. We were exposed to so many ideas and viewpoints that we had to be our own judge, carefully selecting the views to which we would ascribe. We developed a new self-awareness, and our new model of how the world functions began to take shape. Slow as it was, we each observed in ourselves the making of a physician. Tom carefully selects each orange. 14