b'C O N N E C T I N G T H E D O T SIn medical school I knew the words, I learned Mesothelium is the epithelium thatthe numbers. But I didnt really get it. I was lines cavities. The peritoneal cavitymissing the connections. I memorized in lieu isnt a completely different entityof understanding. The same is true for many than the pericardial cavity or thestudents and professionals. We all have the words, but how much do we really understand?pleural cavity. They are all the same modular unita Cavity. A Cavity isIn medicine, we specialize, and through our a space with fluid and is lined byaptitude, we hone our expertise. We strive for mesothelium. Cavities exist to provideclarity in our discipline but develop blind spots other organs with lubrication. Everyto other topics. Its taken me a full career in medicine, years scouring textbooks, watching named cavity is the same Cavity unitcountless lectures and reviewing all manner named by the organ it is next to. Theof training materials to understand medical pleural cavity is the Cavity next toeducation in a way few others can claim. At this the lungs. The pericardial cavity ispoint, Ive effectively completed medical school the Cavity next to the heart. Therestwice. Once as a student drowning in a sea of seemingly infinite content. Once again as a nothing different about those Cavitiesfaculty member finding connections and seeing other than where they are located.the way it ought to have been. Organs arent lined by mesothelium. The Cavities are. However, whenAnd now I understand.you cut out a colon and look atTHE ELEGANCE OF it in section, you see the layer of mesothelium as it relates to the colon.DISEASE IS THAT We named it serosa only becauseIT IS MODULAR. we cant hold a Cavity in our hands. THE INFINITELY COMPLEX IS ACTUALLY RELATIVELY SIMPLE . By combining purposeful integration of content and the distillation of complex information into patterns and connections, our curriculum provides lessons that maximize understanding and retention.Students learn everything they need, and nothing they dont.6'