Time To Make Mud

This research block has been really free and I feel like I'm away from real medicine a bit but it has been good to me. It keeps things in context.
Anyway, tonight was quite busy and we were on our feet the whole night. Multiple facets of life; babies, children, teenagers, adults, elderly. :)

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One Thing Leads To Another

I'll try and update this more frequently from now on. After all, this thing was started with the intention that it shall be a record of my experiences of clinical education in mind, albeit it won't be the only thing recorded.

My first rotation is research and so far it's been interesting. I've decided to work on refugee health and will be meeting with the [state's name] Refugee Health Services tomorrow. Although this rotation does not contain much content in terms of clinical medicine, it has been an eye opener. Coming into contact with the array of services just in our local government area alone has been overwhelming.

It made me realise a curious nature of human society. We go to such lengths to help those in need in such a disinterested manner. It's amazing. Throughout all the articles, legislations and policies that I have read, it is often stated as fact: that refugees have mental health issues and it must be cared for. The question was, why? What drives any such concerns? I guess one can argue on the need to maintain a cohesive and functional society, yet, I wonder why a society would choose to adopt displaced people, set up services to help them resettle and provide ongoing care when the return per capita to the state is uncertain and unspecified?

Because I cannot logically answer the above questions in terms of economic, social or structural advantages, I must settle that it is goodwill and the human spirit innate desire for good, for justice and for compassion. Given these desires are sometimes twisted or lacking in some, I'm glad that the ideal of the common good is still with us.

Sometimes, we do not have enough light to see our path to the end, or maybe to even see the middle ground, sometimes we just have enough light to see our next step. And perhaps, that is all we really need. One step will lead to the next. :)

This year, I shall trust more.

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