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Why nurses are the true heroes of my 25-year medical journey
Since my training days in the Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency at Ohio State University Medical Center and Columbus Children’s Hospital (1996–2000), to my days in private practice (2000–2008), to my days practicing as a hospita…
From retail to medicine: a doctor’s journey through burnout and bureaucracy
Long ago, before I started practicing medicine, I worked in the retail sector. I was 15 years old when I earned my first real paycheck. Surely, I worked other odd and end jobs before that first “real job.” I mowed neighborhood lawns, shovel…
Heartbreaking stories of famous lives lost to suicide and a community’s fight for awareness
Famous artists and athletes who succumbed to suicide: Robin Williams (American actor and comedian) – August 11, 2014; 63 years old. Anthony Bourdain (American celebrity chef, author, travel documentarian) – June 8, 2018; 61 years old. Robert Enke (Germ…
