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ABSTRACT
A professor shares his account of recovering from a near fatal bicycle accident in this article. The authors explore the professor/student relationship after this life-threatening accident. Using qualitative research methods, a purpose sample of students from a mid-size undergraduate social work program described their experiences of interacting with the professor after he returned to work. All the students in the sample took a course from the professor before the accident. All the students in the sample also knew about the severity of his injuries after the accident. Important themes of trauma emerged interwoven in the relationship between students and the professor. There are also important concepts mentioned in the article that look at the healing process that occurs between the students and the professor, where significant trauma has occurred in the life of a professor. Existing studies examine the professional/student relationship when the student experienced trauma. Administrators need to consider these important themes of trauma when a professor returns to work after a life-threatening accident.