The shadow of patient concerns by Sivakami sibi

Sivakami Sibi

Year 2 Medical student,  Barts

2021/22 

A drawing to symbolise the many concerns that patients may have before stepping into a consultation:

In order to visually present what I have learned from this patient encounter, I have created a sketch of the boy and father from my perspective of them leaving the consultation room. Their shadows show the many concerns that they had through symbols. For example, the cancer sign represents the medical history of the patient’s mother, the injection represents the fear of treatment for the son’s fast recovery and the heart represents a need for empathy and compassion within the consultation. It suggests a wider message that as a future doctor, I will need to look below the surface to gain a deeper understanding of the concerns of patients.

Sivakami Sibi