Admiration

About a month and a half ago I finished my sixth and last required visit at my mentor's office. A couple weeks ago I sent him (a pediatrician) and his nurses two cards thanking them for the experience. A few days ago I get a small card from my mentor in the mail.

The front of the card read:

An Irish Blessing

May the road rise to meet you,

may the wind be always at your back,

may the sun shine warm upon your face,

may the rains fall soft upon your fields,

and until we meet again, may

God hold you in the palm of His hand.

And on the back of the envelope he wrote:

"PS I gave you a good report card!"

I have nothing but admiration for my mentor. In fact, I have nothing but admiration for all of the physicians I've had the pleasure of encountering. I suppose the one exception would be my family physician - I'm kind of neutral towards him because we haven't interacted much. As for the rest:

My pediatrician: I admire his calm and collected, yet pleasant, demeanor.

The endocrinologist: I admire his clinical skill and speed at diagnosing.

The infectious disease specialist: I admire his sincerity.

My mentor (again, a pediatrician): I admire his generosity and care to everyone around him.

These, then, are some of the qualities of a good doctor. These are qualities I hope to one day develop and possess (especially that clinical skill one - that's pretty key).