
- Vol 34 No 2
- Volume 34
- Issue 2
The Intern’s Spot
We teach every intern how to find the place where they can lay down a silver stethoscope and listen to everything...
We teach every intern how to find
the place where they can lay down
a silver stethoscope and listen
to everything that matters at once-
the heart hammering in its hollow,
air charging the lungs, the bowel’s
borborygmi, all the body’s music
in an instant, as if the intern
had flicked a radio’s power switch,
diagnosis nailed tight at 2 AM
when all anyone wants is the right
answer and a few hours sleep.
And there is pleasure for us,
the teachers who pass down secrets
our professors shared long ago,
like advice from a loving parent,
like the translation of a sacred text,
or the last sun-bleached page
ripped from a lifeboat’s survival kit.
Articles in this issue
over 8 years ago
Introduction: Violence Toward Staff in Health Care Settingsover 8 years ago
Depressive Symptoms Associated With Aggressionover 8 years ago
The Role of Psychiatrists in Countering Violent Extremismover 8 years ago
APA Position on Medical Euthanasiaover 8 years ago
Exercise and Depression in Youthover 8 years ago
A Crisis in the Public Service Psychiatric Workforceover 8 years ago
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