Essay by Marc Gregory Y. Yu Posted online 4:50 PM 25 January 2018

BEDSIDE ROUNDS with Dr. Ramon Abarquez with medical student at the Philippine General Hospital. (Photo taken by Dr. Jean Alcover-Banal)

“NO WAY,” I thought to myself in utter disbelief. I was a lowly clinical clerk fresh into my Medicine rotation, learning the ropes of the grueling workload, when a colleague suddenly strode into the callroom bearing somewhat exuberant news: One particular consultant can apparently diagnose cholecystitis just by looking at the ECG alone.

Essay by Noel P. Pingoy, MD Posted online 12:09 AM, November 21, 2017; First published in September 2017

“For his anger endures but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” - Psalms 30:5

The terse ringing of the phone, followed by an apologetic voice of the nurse at the other end of the line nudged me to a befuddled wakefulness, and I found myself grousing under my breath