Internist Reflection

I and Jack met the patient in the Healthy Heart Program waiting room upon which our patient James discussed his interest in music and ability to play musical instruments with us. We discussed how Jazz was a form of rebellion against traditional music and how it was born in bars not college campuses. Next our patient was taken to a patient room to have his vitals take. It is interesting to see that in hospitals so much of the data collection and recording regarding a patient is done using technology.
We then proceeded to another patient room where we waited for the general internist. During this time, Jack and I we able to further explore the patient’s experience with the healthcare system. He described to us how several years ago he knew he