Be Prepared
The end is also the beginning.
"A wise Prince, therefore, should pursue such methods as these [mental training, studying, intense practice & physical exercise], never resting idle in times of peace, but strenuously seeking to turn them to account, so that he may derive strength from them in the hour of danger, and find himself ready should Fortune turn against him, to resist her blows." - Niccolò Machiavelli
Back in medical school, we used to have OSCEs- whereby our professors would assess and refine our clinical skills by giving us various random clinical scenarios, simulated or otherwise, to prepare us to gather information quickly, diagnose and manage patients on the spot- as would happen in real life. You had to be prepared for anything your seniors would throw at you. Preparation, by for example mirroring cases with your friends, would give you the necessary confidence and composure when tested. If not- you’d fail.
And it’s in this underlying philosophy of a doctor’s training that draws…
