“But I'm not part of the community. I'm some random specialist who's been here for two days!” Apparently, that wasn't the point. So what to do with the goose? Peking goose? 芋頭炆鵝? Goose instead of turkey for Thanksgiving?

By Friday, I finally understood what David meant on the first day when he said that by the end of the module, we would not be able to undo what we had learned or experienced.

I had not been back to Chisasibi since residency. My first visit was as a senior resident, at a time when travel to the North was still limited by the pandemic. Yet despite the steep learning curve, that week became a catalyst in shaping my path as a physician learning to build projects with and for the community.