@gingerw So true, Ginger. I think doctors should take art classes as part of their training so they can sharpen their skills. Maybe this is why I have learned so much about medicine with my combined art and biology science background, and all the experiences with medical appointments, physical therapists, and advocating for my elderly patients, and through the power of observation and reading medical research literature and understanding anatomy in 3 dimensions. I have been able to figure out things that doctors missed and overlooked even though I was giving them all the clues they needed. I would love to teach art classes to doctors. I even notice asymmetry in faces of people on TV commercials in the few seconds that I see them as if I was going to draw them, and I'm always thinking about how I could mix a color I see out in the world. If I am awake, I'm observing something most of the time. I do this listening to music too, and listen how the different parts and harmonies fit together, and can imagine the line without the rest of the accompaniment. My parents encouraged me toward medicine, but I decided against it after earning a pre-med degree. I worked in biology research for awhile, and I look at things from both perspectives. It's pretty exciting to me to look for ways that art and music can help patients and doctors. As patients, we tend to forget about the stress of being a physician and the responsibility it carries, and if doctors are less stressed our experiences with them will be better.