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"The next level of medicine is to consider how we might change what we understand the boundaries of medicine itself to be." Faith looked at the essay title they had been given by Professor Carter and frowned. It was not a look of displeasure on her face so much as determination to do this right. As always, the earnest young woman felt that she had to do this to the best of her ability and so she lowered her head to make some notes. After all, this was done in Famula's name and with devotion to Famula , Moseke and Vri. Life and death and the in between must be served and she would do so to the best of her ability.
The Charter group was four students, including her, so they were sitting in Professor Carters office. It was a small room with a portable chalkboard and comfortable chairs. His office was bigger than Padraig's, Faith considered, but then he was the Head of the Medicine Department. He had given them this title as the introduction to their charter level studies and Faith was busy underlining it and annotating it in her own notes.
She had a list of questions which she knew she would have to address before she started writing. Her notes were there to remind her, neat and clear.
Professor Carter leaned over and looked at Faith's notes. Sitting back he smiled, then addressed them all. "So, now that we are studying at this level means that you must consider what you are writing, why you are writing it. What argument you are making and how it will impact your work." Serious nods from them all at that and so Professor Carter sat back and looked at them.
"Individually, consider that essay title. Look at it, examine it. Give me key words and questions and then a critique of the title." He then smiled at each of the four, before continuing. "Come up with an alternative essay title and, if you have time in the one break I am giving you, tell me why essay writing at this level is an exercise in futility." He motioned for them to go and begin and they did.
The Charter group was four students, including her, so they were sitting in Professor Carters office. It was a small room with a portable chalkboard and comfortable chairs. His office was bigger than Padraig's, Faith considered, but then he was the Head of the Medicine Department. He had given them this title as the introduction to their charter level studies and Faith was busy underlining it and annotating it in her own notes.
She had a list of questions which she knew she would have to address before she started writing. Her notes were there to remind her, neat and clear.
"The next level of medicine is to consider how we might change what we understand the boundaries of medicine itself to be."
next level: To determine the next level, we must know what level we are at. The next level = Charter? I don't think so. The next level = progress? To progress?
medicine: How are we defining this? The study? The practice? The scientific pushing of boundaries? Do we wish to consider the very term itself? What is medicine currently? (link with of medicine itself) - is it prevention as well as cure? It is crafting antidotes?
consider: To think about, to ruminate on. Is medicine this? No. It is action and the study of reaction, surely? To consider is an academic exercise not faced in reality.
we: We as students? We as medical practitioners? Mortals with a desire to help others? Who is we? Parameters.
might : Should? Must? Bring morality into the question here? It makes it sound like 'we might have a cup of coffee' - is it simple choice?
change: Change in and of itself is not good nor bad. Change in what way? For what purpose? What kind of change? Who changes?
understand: quantify? How does one measure understanding? To understand something is not to do anything with that understanding.
boundaries: Self imposed? What are these? How are we defining them? Are there universal boundaries or does medicine change from one place, one race to another? Big term.
"Individually, consider that essay title. Look at it, examine it. Give me key words and questions and then a critique of the title." He then smiled at each of the four, before continuing. "Come up with an alternative essay title and, if you have time in the one break I am giving you, tell me why essay writing at this level is an exercise in futility." He motioned for them to go and begin and they did.
