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I thank Dr. AlAmeel for sharing his experience in residency training in Canada in the Humanities section of CMAJ. (1) I particularly echoed his experience of having a new suit made by a 70 year old tailor in Saudi Arabia to prepare for his interview in Canada. It reminds me of an incident that happened to me some forty years ago.
I went to Edmonton for my Royal College oral examination. I wore a suit that I had for 12 years but I hardly wore it (12 years: 3 years in pre med, 4 years in medical school and 5 years in residency). It was a tailor made suit given to me by my parents when I came to Canada.
I arrived in Edmonton the evening before my examination. Without exploring any fancy local restaurant I went to the hospital where my examination was to be held the next day. After carefully checking out the site, I returned to my hotel by taxi.
As soon as I got into the taxi, I noticed something was wrong with my pants - the stitches at the back came off ! I got worried and the taxi driver asked me what happened. I told him my problem and he said,"No problem at all, I will take you home and my 70 year old mother will fix it for you." So he took me home and within 10 minutes, my pants became new again. I thanked both of them profusely and gave him a good tip on my return trip to the hotel.
This serves as a reminder for me that I should help whoever is in need.
I learned my lesson and I did not have the same problem when I...
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