Pursuing creative hobbies as a physician: Advice from a musician DO

By The DO Staff

10.18.24

The first few days after I received my new flute that my parents had ordered from the JCPenney catalog, our house was filled with music. I cannot vouch for the quality of the music, but my 11-year-old soul was filled. A lifelong journey was only just beginning. After weeks of waiting for the flute to arrive, I was finally able to test out the embouchure, feel the pads beneath my fingers and hear the wind powered by my diaphragm fill the hollow tube to create a sound.

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