this is in honor of brook talsma.
"ID" in medical lingo means"Infectious Disease", which is the sub-specialty i'm working in this month. i like ID because....
1. it sounds cool.
2. we get consulted when the 'general' doctors can't figure out the infection or what to do about it [bear in mind, most of the time i am that general doctor... haha! not this month!]
3. it's like being a detective
4. chances are i'll see some crazy, weird, uncommon infections this month
5. people with infections requiring ID consult are properly sick... and i think as i progress through residency i realize that i find the most joy in medicine when i'm taking care of people who are really sick. this is in stark contrast to the ones who 'think' they are sick, are 'sick' because their hearts and lives are so painful that their bodies become full of pain as well, or who don't/can't take care of themselves and let things go and go and go...
so there you go, brook. thanks for asking :)
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