Ruthlessly selected
Predisposed by disposition
Nurtured by training
Encouraged by profession
Early in the journey
Hubristic default mantra
“Don’t just stand there
Do something!”
Further on down the road
A series of victories and defeats
Follow the inevitable collision
Between theory and practice
Only a few will learn
To truly open their eyes ears and heart
Embracing triumph and disappointment
With never-ending opportunities for reflection
By the end of the journey
A deeper level of awareness
“Don’t just do something
Stand there!”
Jon R. Davids
MD
JDavids@shrinenet.org
Jon R. Davids, MD is a professor and recent emeritus holder of an endowed chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California Davis School of Medicine. He has served as the Assistant Chief of Orthopaedics, and Medical Director of the Motion Analysis Center at Shriners Children’s Northern California.
