The Genesis of Welcome to the Madhouse
As a surgical assistant in a hospital in Southern Ontario, Canada, I feel that I have one of the best jobs in the world.
I believe the environment in which I work is unique and I feel so fortunate to be a part of it. The physicians - surgeons, anesthetists, gynaecologists, internists, family physicians - are from all over the world. The doctors are from different continents, different countries, different religions, different racial groups, and different backgrounds. We have physicians from Azerbaijan, Cameroon, Egypt, Guyana, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Lebanon, Libya, Nigeria, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, and Taiwan. Amongst us are Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Atheists, and Agnostics. We have personnel working in the Surgical Department of different sexual orientations. Everyone gets along. The workplace is, for the most part, a happy environment. Everyone works hard to save lives every day.
We learn from each other about our different homelands and we are all the richer for it. In Canada, everyone's family was an immigrant family at some point, other than the First Nations People, and we appreciate how lucky we are to be in a democracy with strong social values. It is a pleasure to live and work in a country where people appreciate differences rather than fear them. No matter our differences, we all have the common goal of treating the sick.
This was the environment I wanted to capture in Welcome To The Madhouse - the same sense of camaraderie and playful fun and yet serious devotion to saving lives. I hope I have done so and I hope you enjoy it.
I believe the environment in which I work is unique and I feel so fortunate to be a part of it. The physicians - surgeons, anesthetists, gynaecologists, internists, family physicians - are from all over the world. The doctors are from different continents, different countries, different religions, different racial groups, and different backgrounds. We have physicians from Azerbaijan, Cameroon, Egypt, Guyana, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Lebanon, Libya, Nigeria, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, and Taiwan. Amongst us are Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Atheists, and Agnostics. We have personnel working in the Surgical Department of different sexual orientations. Everyone gets along. The workplace is, for the most part, a happy environment. Everyone works hard to save lives every day.
We learn from each other about our different homelands and we are all the richer for it. In Canada, everyone's family was an immigrant family at some point, other than the First Nations People, and we appreciate how lucky we are to be in a democracy with strong social values. It is a pleasure to live and work in a country where people appreciate differences rather than fear them. No matter our differences, we all have the common goal of treating the sick.
This was the environment I wanted to capture in Welcome To The Madhouse - the same sense of camaraderie and playful fun and yet serious devotion to saving lives. I hope I have done so and I hope you enjoy it.
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