This is perhaps the most important emphasis taught to students throughout their education in medical faculties. During this long and arduous training process, medical doctors learn how to be beneficial to their patients, let alone harming them. Learning information is not enough; the ability to use it is also gained. So medicine is an art. While performing this art, ways of establishing interpersonal communication develop, and when necessary, the most intimate issues are discussed between the doctor and his patient. This profession, which requires effort and sacrifice, cannot be done without love for people. For this reason, it is performed by blending it with respect and love for people. The reason why I write these lines is not to introduce you to medicine or to tell you how I feel about my profession. Unfortunately, last week our colleague, psychiatrist Dr. Fikret Hacıosman was shot by his patient while on duty and lost his life. Just like our beloved Dr. who passed away on April 17, 2012. Like Ersin Arslan and many of our lost doctors whose names I have not mentioned here... Although I feel deep sadness, I wonder when this violence that has been going on for years will end. In our society, where especially women and children are victims of violence, the extent of violence against physicians has been increasing in recent years. There are times when I hear the words "they are not killing you in vain" from patients' mouths in front of outpatient clinics in hospitals. I cannot fathom what kind of violence and anger this is. However, we are people based on the principle of "first, do no harm".
Education plays the biggest role in preventing violence and aggression. Yes, parents have the primary responsibility here because the first place of education is the family. Then it continues at school. A child raised by parents with anger will always see others as the cause of the problems in his life. Mother and father are role models for the child. In other words, whatever the mother and father do, the child will accept it as right and direct his life accordingly. Love your children and make them feel valuable. Play games with them. Instead of tablets and phones, be a toy for your children with your own body. Tap them. A child who does not feel in touch with love will be doomed to grow up emotionally deprived. Remember that individuals who can love themselves and see themselves as valuable will stay away from aggression and violence. Dr. Fikret Hacıosman I wish God's mercy and patience and strength to his relatives...
I end my words with the medical doctor Albert Schweitzer's "philosophy of respect for life". “Respect for life says that the only thing we are sure of in life is that we live and our will to continue living. This is something we share with all living things other than ourselves (from elephants to the grass on the ground). Therefore, we are the brothers of all living beings and we have to show them the same attention and respect that we would like to be shown to ourselves.” Best regards…
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