Let me share a story. It’s about David Sackett and a quiet cottage on Irish Lake, Ontario, Canada.
Back in 1999, David returned to Canada. He’d already shaken up medicine with Evidence-Based Medicine—EBM—a way of grounding doctoring in real proof, not just habit or hunch. People called him an expert, but he didn’t trust that label. He once told me, “Experts can rot their own fields if they’re not careful.” So, he left the noise behind and settled at a cottage in Ontario. That’s where the "Trout Research & Education Centre" began—not in some fancy lab, but in a simple place by the water.
All is about "Mentoring"
David wasn’t about sitting still. He loved stirring the pot, pushing people to question everything—their thoughts, their work, the world. And it worked. A new wave of doctors caught his fire, and EBM became real, not just talk. But he didn’t stop there. At the Centre, he opened his doors to young researchers. They’d bring their trial plans, raw and messy, and he’d help them hammer out the flaws. Practical. Direct. No fluff. That was his way.
What's my part in this story?
Then came my part. David asked me to join him. Me—a guy still figuring it out myself—tutoring these bright, hungry minds alongside a master. It was a blessing I didn’t see coming. We’d sit there, breaking down ideas, building something solid. It changed me.
Showed me what real teaching looks like:
...not preaching, but guiding. Not knowing it all, but asking better questions.
Now, David’s gone, but that cottage Legacy, the Trout Research Centre—it’s my place. My choice. I’m trying to carry his torch, to keep his work alive, brothers out there chasing truth.
It’s not easy. Some days I wonder if I’m enough for it. Time will tell. But I keep going because this isn’t just about me—it’s about what he started and what you might pick up next.
The Centre isn’t some grand answer. It’s a spot to wrestle with what’s real, to cut through the bullshit and find what holds up.
David taught me that truth doesn’t come cheap or quick. It’s work. It’s doubt. It’s staying curious when you’re tired.
That’s why I’m here—why this place matters.
It’s where I learned to stop chasing certainty and start seeking something deeper.
So, Truth Seeker, what’s your Irish Lake? Where’s the place you’ll dig in and question everything?
I don’t have the answers—hell, I don’t even know if I’m worthy of this gig. But I’m here, and I’ll keep the door open for you.
Come find what’s true. Let’s figure it out together.
And Why The Logo With a Trout?
Eduardo Bergel
