I tried to create a graphic illustrating the mental space of pursuing a career in health. We feel responsible for a system that we didn’t create, we witness our patients suffering deeply, and we see the rifts in health created by socioeconomic issues that are beyond our control. We come into health fields with hope that we will make a difference, and we are in a position to make “a” difference, but it’s inevitably a reduced, smaller version of whatever we hoped. We charge forward but to what end? We want to make a difference, and we will fight, but we can’t see even a single step beyond where we are.
