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Residency doesn’t have to be a war
This summer is supposed to be my turn to start residency in the States. I hear enough about work-life balance; but have mostly seen residents push the limits of what could be considered a human existence because it’s known: If you don’t wor…
“Doctor, you have been duped”
“Doctor, you’ve been duped,” she said as she took slow, careful breaths of oxygen from the heated high-flow nasal cannula. These were definitely not the words I was expecting to hear. Responding to the perplexed look on my face, she a…
The pandemic has me angry, infuriated, demoralized, and scared
I would love to say 2021 outshone 2020. But I think sometime around mid-fall of last year, we realized the joke was, sadly, on humanity, and that was not going to happen. Yes, we finally had vaccines (thank God and bless those involved forever), but th…
How telemedicine ruined a physician’s career
Doing side gigs is in vogue now. I want to tell you my story. It has to do with how one of the leading telemedicine companies ruined my career. I hope that my story will help many of you navigate this tough economy, especially those who are coming out …
Don’t be anti-vax in name only
The following article is satire. “These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and than…
10 things this nurse is f-ing tired of saying
Musings of a primary care triage nurse: 1. “Isolation means you aren’t around others. No, you shouldn’t be eating dinner with your family or watching TV with them.” 2. “You’ve been sick for the past week but didnR…
The Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal: a contrasting physician opinion
Please also read the contrasting opinion article, “Doctoring during Kyle Rittenhouse’s acquittal.” The Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal. We need to know the truth: There has been much misinformation and some downright lies on social media a…
A letter to my pre-med self
I imagine you’re excited to receive this letter, but please listen to me for a moment. I’ll need you to suspend your disbelief here. I am writing to you from the future, and you are me from the past. I needed to reach out to you about the choice you’ve…
Health care has crossed into a realm of moral injury and systemic collapse
Recently I have been more quiet than usual. Less writing. Less fire and brimstone. Quiet, at least for me. But anyone who is paying attention knows that when the most passionate and the most invested get quiet, something is truly amiss. Whether it be a…
A physician’s rant. Written but not sent.
Once again, at 1 a.m., I was knee-deep in patient charts and the cacophony of messages that our “user-friendly” EHR employs to allow various staff members to reach us. One of these was about a simple, inexpensive radiologic test I had order…
