We will work superbly to prevent, postpone, to heal, or care for individual's medical conditions. We pledge, collectively, to participate in the simple joys of connecting with Our Patients, meeting their physical, emotional, spiritual or intellectual needs to the best of our ability with God's help in our calling.
Our Mission
Guerir quelquefois, Soulager souvent, Consoler toujours
To cure sometimes, To help often, To comfort always
This is a fitting motto for Internal Medicine, for we are most often treating patients with chronic diseases. In many circumstances, we cannot cure the diseases, or even make patients live longer. We can, however, improve the quality of life you have left in spite of your medical conditions.
The Aesculpian Staff (Caduces)
The Doctor's Emblem
Ever since the time of Aesculapius, the Greek god of medicine, the medical profession has used a staff entwined by a snake as its special symbol. This is commonly called the Aesculpian staff. Modern scholars, however, doubt that the symbol originated in Greece. It probably derived from the Jews' imprisonment in Egypt and their desert wanderings.
