Imagine that you are a brand-new attending in a hospital. You have your new starched white coat and stethoscope around your neck. Before you enter your patient’s room, the nurse says, “Whew! Good luck! The patient’s dad is really angr…
Category: Pediatrics
What it takes to build a pediatric weight management program
What they want is power, control, and to take all the credit. In short, they want what you have. Vision. Even more so, the ability to manifest a vison. Even more so, they want your energy. Your passion. “Candy Everybody Wants” by 10,000 Man…
What this physician-mom learned about shame [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. “I cry often enough that my kids almost gleefully expect it, checking me for tears during movies or shows, shaking their heads in mock dismay when they see that their prediction is correct. I’ve cried m…
Don’t become a doctor?
Do not become a doctor. This was the piece of advice my parents gave me when I initially shared my desire to do so. No, neither parent is in the medical field. As I’m finishing medical training today, I fear this will be the advice I will give my…
I received a comprehensive sex education. I still chose abstinence.
Here’s the story of a girl who got a comprehensive sex education and still chose abstinence. That girl was me. Did I gain this knowledge from school? Heavens no. I grew up in the South at the turn of the 21st century. Abstinence-only sex educatio…
I received a comprehensive sex education. I still chose abstinence.
Here’s the story of a girl who got a comprehensive sex education and still chose abstinence. That girl was me. Did I gain this knowledge from school? Heavens no. I grew up in the South at the turn of the 21st century. Abstinence-only sex educatio…
What no one tells you about being a new doctor
We’ve all heard the tired cliché about July being the most dangerous time of the year to go to a hospital. All new interns — freshly minted doctors straight out of medical school — are on the loose. And you better watch out, the tale goes. That&#…
A child psychiatrist on Sarah Silverman’s The Bedwetter
As a child psychiatrist, it was such a pleasure to see a play about a child who suffers psychologically and finds a way to heal that does not require an epic quest, a magical ability, becoming a princess, or even fixing the problem itself. Sarah Silve…
Creating community solutions for children’s health
Every year, I celebrate and mourn when I officially left my primary care pediatric practice full of patients and parents that I loved to launch my non-profit, Teach a Kid to Fish. May 31, 2008, was the last day of my practice. Had I known what I was in…
Why the baby formula shortage happened
By the end of April 2022, nearly 40 percent of the country’s baby formula ran out of stock, leading to a major baby formula shortage in the United States. The plummeting availability of baby formula has left parents and caregivers anxious as they…
