The joy of learning
The surprise of acquiring knowledge of
Things outside your sphere

Being in the room with student doctors
And seeing how they learn to
Differentiate, diagnose
Through a myriad of acronyms
And prior knowledge of
Chemistry and biology and physiology
And how it all interacts

And watching them learn to do a physical
You are the body they are learning on
The taking of blood pressure
The shining of the ophthalmoscope
How to feel pulses
Check the sinuses
Auscultate the heart
Conduct an abdominal exam
Treat a patient like a person

How fascinating it is
That we can study the human body
And attempt to cure
What ails.