Medical School Hotline: The Magical World of Medicine

摘要

Good evening Dean Hedges, Regent Portnoy, Judge Burns, fellow faculty and alumni, family, friends, and of course the newest addition to our JABSOM Ohana … the Class of 2019. You may be wondering why I am wearing Mickey Mouse Maleficent ears on this auspicious occasion where I am supposed to be talking about professionalism and compassion in medicine. Well, there is actually a very good reason, other than the fact that I happen to love all things Disney. This past summer I visited Disneyland with my family and it got me thinking about the similarities between medicine and Disney, and surprisingly there are many. In fact, there are many lessons that we in the medical field can learn from both Disney as well as from one of its most misunderstood villains, Maleficent.