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Ode to a PhD student
Today's special treat, a poem dedicated to PhD students, is brought to you from the mighty pain of Inez Farag. Inez is finishing her PhD at the George Institute for Global Health, Australia.
So what on earth inspired you
To take on this course of study
I'd guess it's not the fortune
Because there's no sign of the money
So it must be the pursuit of higher learning That just sets your heart a yearning Or Could it be an ulterior motive That just gets your stomach churning
Perhaps to make a discovery
To find the cure for cancer
or to at least provide an answer
Maybe to make a contribution
To ageing and diabetes find the solution
Alas you'll learn that's quite a rare find And it's not for lack of an intelligent mind So there is no sign of a Nobel prize Oh well, you say, stop your cries
Perhaps you can write your way to fame
not many you know get to play this game
Words after all enrich the soul
And to publish is no
Mediocre goal
But academic writing you'll soon become aware Requires no rich words or flare Methods , results and an introduction Nothing fancy in that production
The joy is in the stats and the regression analysis That you say, gives it clout And frankly it's what it's all about Ladies and gentlemen here we have a martyr Reason of death missing data
And yet when all is said and done
You still look back and say it was fun
But not until the thesis is bound
Do you dare to make that sound
It's the people you see that make it a blast And the time then seems to go real fast And here you'll find the real dilemma because no sooner do you revel in the achievement When there's a sense of real bereavement And yet despite the sense of loss I'm so very glad our paths did cross