Division
East Florida
Hospital
Kendall Regional Medical Center
Document Type
Prose/Poetry
Keywords
emergency, medicine, resident, poetry, unspoken
Description
Progressing through my emergency medicine residency, I have built a foundation of knowledge used in identifying and treating a diverse patient population. I have been taught everything ranging from the evaluation and initial management of patients in the emergency department to pursing the proper treatment algorithm, to performing procedures, and to collaborating with various specialities. Yet, there is no training to prepare or lessen the burden of losing patients and dealing with those losses. It is often easier to bury emotions than to allow them to flow, and my poem "Words Unspoken" is my way of putting those emotions into words while highlighting the feelings many other physicians face.