A few days ago, my father had a pretty nasty boil. Therefore he decided to go and operate it at one of his dearest childhood friends, Dr. Rafael Halpern, who is a vascular surgeon at the "Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu" Institute of Emergency for Cardiovascular Diseases in Bucharest, one of the most prestigious hospitals in Romania.
My father told him about me and my ambition to follow medicine at one of the top European universities. As a very kind person he is, Dr. Halpern offered to take me daily, all day long, to see how hospital life really is with its ups and downs, from the beauty of some spectacular interventions to the routine of paperwork, all blended together in what we call today vascular surgery.
Very excited, I took up his wonderful offer, and until now I do not regret a single moment. These two days that I spent there have shown me how equally interesting and overwhelming with responsibility this job may be, but also that you ought to have nerves of steel, qualities reunited in Dr. Halpern, who turned out to be really dedicated to his work. To sum up, he is a very balanced person that I would like to thank for his volunteering spirit shown in helping me with professional orientation!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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