Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Leaving medicine

  • Leaving medicine

    Dean GianakosLynchburg, Virginia, United States It is February in Boston, and the snow is coming down hard. From his office window, Tom shakes his head and watches a car spin its wheels in the middle of the road. Next week, he will be in southern California for a medical meeting. “I’m so done with this,”…