This week I had a great honor. I spoke to an auditorium full of first-year medical students. They were studying the therapeutic use of exercise, and their professor wanted to use Parkinson's as an example of a condition that can be treated with exercise. I told them about the symptoms. I told them the principles of Parkinson's-specific exercise that address those symptoms. Then I had them get up and try out some of those exercises themselves. I made them bend and stretch; I made them count out loud. I challenged their brains by making them step in different directions according to the numbers I called out. They giggled.
They giggled. but they learned. As I passed a group of students in the hall after class, they were talking about me . ... "She really knows her stuff," one said. They thanked me for my presentation. I told them I was pleased that they as future doctors were learning the importance of exercise in Parkinson's. It was an honor to be part of that process.
The professor said that when I come back next year, he might tweak the "show" a bit. But his colleague who was handling the audio said, "Don't change a thing!"
They giggled. but they learned. As I passed a group of students in the hall after class, they were talking about me . ... "She really knows her stuff," one said. They thanked me for my presentation. I told them I was pleased that they as future doctors were learning the importance of exercise in Parkinson's. It was an honor to be part of that process.
The professor said that when I come back next year, he might tweak the "show" a bit. But his colleague who was handling the audio said, "Don't change a thing!"
