Real Reflective Practice

I got so sick of the bullshit ‘reflective practice’ I got forced to do as a doctor. There you are, in a highly demanding profession that requires you to deal with sickness, death, injustice, pain and loss, and all the space you’re given to reflect is some crappy form to fill in on your e-portfolio? Reflective practice is a crucial part of being a doctor – hell, it’s a crucial part of LIFE. So let’s make our own reflection space. Let’s grapple with the emotional realities of our profession. And let’s do it as it should be done.

Send me your own reflections (don’t forget to give yourself a pseudonym!) and I’ll read them out on the show.