What profession might you have pursued, if not medicine?
I was in the clinical psychology program at McGill before medical school.
Which talent would you most like to have?
The ability to heal 100% of the time. I think every doctor wants that.
What do you consider your...
My thanks to Ms Ono, Dr Friedlander, and Dr Salih for their article, “Falling through the cracks: How service gaps leave children with neurodevelopmental disorders and mental health difficulties without the care they need” [BCMJ 2019;61:114-124
Success as a physician requires stamina, highly refined cognitive abilities, and the ability to be emotionally self-protective. Emotional self-protection is unquestionably valuable in a professional context but can make it difficult to experience the easily accessible intimacy central to life-enhancing primary relationships.
