Island Med Student

I wrote a blog entry about my feelings that medicine is indeed an art on Medscape.

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An experience the other day evoked strong emotions within me, but I tried to suppress them at the time. A few minutes ago, the emotions bubbled up again, and I felt compelled to do some good ole fashioned ranting. Last Sunday my classmates and I visited the Carib Indian Territory. This territory in Dominica is the home of the only surviving Carib Indians in the world. While we were there, we stopped inside a little shop to grab a bite to eat. Another first semester student was standing in line in front of me. I watched a Carib Indian man walk inside the shop and approach the student. The Carib man asked the student if he was Carib, as he had very similar features to the Carib Indians. The student basically scoffed at the man, and rudely told him no. Eventually, the Carib man walked away, looking somewhat confused and obviously offended.
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