Article
A Curious Chaperone
The Asclepian
(2022)
Abstract
Watercolor-on-digital canvas:
A chaperone in clinical practice serves as an impartial observer for both the patient and the health care professional in order to protect them from harm during a medical examination and/ or procedure. Over the last three decades of practicing internal medicine, I had the privilege of meeting many great individuals who dedicated their valuable time to closely observe my patients and myself during clinical encounters. They were very professional, sat or stood at a safe distance in the examination room, maintained silence, and refrained from distracting activities.
Sometimes, my patients brought their young aged children with them, who either sat on the examination table or on their mothers' laps. Those little chaperones observed every move that I made, especially when they followed my stethoscope wherever it went. I often got distracted by their naïve curiosities, especially when my eyes locked with theirs while auscultating their mother’s heart and lungs. I painted this portrait using watercolor-on-digital canvas, which captures one of such irresistible encounters that I had with one of my little chaperones. Although these chaperones are hardly professional, they sit close by, clinging on to their mothers. They do not refrain from heart warming activities that are pleasantly distracting. Nevertheless, they bring immense joy and I look forward to meeting them as my curious chaperones.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2022
Citation Information
Satyajeet Roy. "A Curious Chaperone" The Asclepian Vol. 6 (2022) p. 6 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/satyajeet-roy/194/