During class, we were looking at some editorials written about some social issues. Editorials are articles written to introduce a problem or a situation in which the author gives the reader some actual statistical data to support its point and then offers a solution to it. I selected four different editorials to talk about. Those were:
1- Morning Bits - The Washington Post
2- The New Mayor and the Teachers - The New York Times
3- Desperation in Tibet- The New York Times
4- Al Rescate de la Vocacion Medica - El Nuevo Dia
I decided to write about the Spanish editorial in El Nuevo Dia because it was something that I can directly relate with because a lot of my friends want to become doctors. The article is named "Al Rescate de la Vocacion Medica" written by Ibrahim Perez. This editorial is written by a doctor who is concerned about the malpractice that has been going on lately on his profession. There are always some bad professionals that affect the image of all of the other ones, even the good ones. The doctor expresses his discontent with fraud, negligent practice and sexual abuse known lately. "El deterioro moral, social y económico que nos ha impactado durante las últimas décadas ha tocado adversamente a nuestra profesión" expressed Perez. With this article, he is trying to make a call to his colleagues to help him restore the confidence and prestige of the medicine doctors, as well as he claims the population to give them a chance to believe in existence of good doctors.
In my opinion, because of our society's problems, there have been a lot of negligent professionals in all areas. I understand his concern about his colleague's malpractice and the lack of confidence towards doctors. I agree that doctors need to have, besides knowledge, a big amount of humanity and empathy to really connect with the patient. Doctors need to see their patients with their hearts as people not as puzzles to solve. When a patient comes to you with a problem you need to show him respect and true care about his health. I think that the difference between a good doctor and a great one is the piece of heart that they give to each of their patient.
When I write about doctors, event though I am not interested in the profession directly, I feel the need to make a call. Puerto Rico is full with scientists but in need of doctors, people with a lot of empathy and humanity. Being a Biology student here in college, I see every type of doctors-to-be. I think we have some good potential here in our campus, and of course, some of the best soon to be doctors are my best friends. I see every day how compromise they are with their studies and the big heart they have. One day they will become the type of doctor that Perez was referring to when he said: "Nuestra profesión jamás aceptará menos de sus miembros que integridad, transparencia y excelencia, porque la vida de los seres humanos depende de nuestras decisiones."
As an editorial I think that he lack a little bit of structure and data to support his answer. It was more like a way he used to express his opinion rather than an editorial.
1- Morning Bits - The Washington Post
2- The New Mayor and the Teachers - The New York Times
3- Desperation in Tibet- The New York Times
4- Al Rescate de la Vocacion Medica - El Nuevo Dia
I decided to write about the Spanish editorial in El Nuevo Dia because it was something that I can directly relate with because a lot of my friends want to become doctors. The article is named "Al Rescate de la Vocacion Medica" written by Ibrahim Perez. This editorial is written by a doctor who is concerned about the malpractice that has been going on lately on his profession. There are always some bad professionals that affect the image of all of the other ones, even the good ones. The doctor expresses his discontent with fraud, negligent practice and sexual abuse known lately. "El deterioro moral, social y económico que nos ha impactado durante las últimas décadas ha tocado adversamente a nuestra profesión" expressed Perez. With this article, he is trying to make a call to his colleagues to help him restore the confidence and prestige of the medicine doctors, as well as he claims the population to give them a chance to believe in existence of good doctors.
In my opinion, because of our society's problems, there have been a lot of negligent professionals in all areas. I understand his concern about his colleague's malpractice and the lack of confidence towards doctors. I agree that doctors need to have, besides knowledge, a big amount of humanity and empathy to really connect with the patient. Doctors need to see their patients with their hearts as people not as puzzles to solve. When a patient comes to you with a problem you need to show him respect and true care about his health. I think that the difference between a good doctor and a great one is the piece of heart that they give to each of their patient.
When I write about doctors, event though I am not interested in the profession directly, I feel the need to make a call. Puerto Rico is full with scientists but in need of doctors, people with a lot of empathy and humanity. Being a Biology student here in college, I see every type of doctors-to-be. I think we have some good potential here in our campus, and of course, some of the best soon to be doctors are my best friends. I see every day how compromise they are with their studies and the big heart they have. One day they will become the type of doctor that Perez was referring to when he said: "Nuestra profesión jamás aceptará menos de sus miembros que integridad, transparencia y excelencia, porque la vida de los seres humanos depende de nuestras decisiones."
As an editorial I think that he lack a little bit of structure and data to support his answer. It was more like a way he used to express his opinion rather than an editorial.
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