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Division
South Atlantic
Hospital
Trident Medical Center
Specialty
Internal Medicine
Document Type
Image
Publication Date
2023
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
According to theatrical superstition, saying Macbeth in the theater when you aren’t actively performing or rehearsing foreshadows impending doom. In a similar way, in the hospital, its own production of sorts where medical staff are under pressure to perform, it’s the ‘Q’ word. We all dread the ‘Q’ word and are vexed with anyone who dares say it. Yet sometimes wandering the hospital during night float, I often feel a profound sense of Quiet. The word is typically associated with a lack of— but I find there is a certain peace with being alone with one’s thoughts. Residency can be an isolating endeavour and this particular type of quiet reflection doesn’t come around often in a busy hospital but when it does, I think about the other people in this shared space that we work in, who may also be feeling the same way and that is bizarrely comforting. But I probably wouldn’t say so out loud, especially under a full moon.
Recommended Citation
Anthony, Thashali, "Quiet" (2023). Art Contest Image Gallery 2023. 1.
https://scholarlycommons.hcahealthcare.com/art-contest-image-gallery-2023/1