It's definitely been a while for me: many thanks to the faithful readers who have put up with the "filler" posts from my colleagues! Just kidding - they're probably more entertaining than mine!
But what I have to talk about is no laughin matter. This is an issue that I never would expect in the hospital: bullying. Now I'm not talking about the kind of bullying where docs are ushering their patients out the clinic door while saying "uh huh" to the patient's concerns simultaneously dictating their management for the next 6-8 weeks. I'm talking about the worst kind: resident on med student. My personal experience is not of being bullied per say but moreso the psychological flogging that is a commonality between the two. I could talk about how this makes me FEEL but I think a better use of this space would be how to identify how awful a poisoned environment can be to learning: anxiety before the day begins, anxiety during the day, and frustration at the end of the day. It's a pattern that you can count on more faithfully than the rising sun. I can only imagine what kids have to deal with without the benefits of proper stress-reducing activities like lifting heavy objects in a large room with women wearing lulu lemon or watching funny movies like Happy Feet - well, they can but they won't get all the jokes. They'll just say "ooo penguins! Clickety-clack!" and laugh. I'm grateful that I never went through any experiences of bullying as a child and I don't wish it upon anyone...except the bullies. They'll get theirs. What goes around, comes around. Thanks JT.
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