Thoughts on a life in medicine as a dedicated father, and a reminder that life is actually pretty great.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what makes a Physician a Physician. Of course, this is different for everyone: Primary Care Physicians love finding the needle in the haystack diagnosis – sifting through routine exam after routine exam and never losing
Our ICU has been putting together a series of photos of us to put together into a book called “The Faces of the Pandemic.” A request went out to tell some personal stories about our experiences in the pandemic. Some story prompts
I recently read the blogpost on KevinMD, “I’m sorry: Why I lost my love for medicine.” I wrote this in response, here: https://kevinmd.com/2020/01/in-the-midst-of-physician-burnout-remember-the-privilege-of-being-a-doctor.html Dear Anonymous Physician, I read your article: “I’m sorry: Why I lost my love for medicine” with great sadness.
It has been a long time since I have written. I’m a bigger and bigger fan of trying to prioritize the important things in life. This summer, that means I’ve been trying to pound it out at work, and get home in
I’ve been a Navy SEAL fan since before they were en vogue. Before they were widely known and certainly before they were officially acknowledged by our government. I have always wondered if I would have what it takes to be as cold,
I have always thought the idea of being a “black cloud” was crazy. I always had two main reasons for feeling like someone being unlucky or somehow seeing worse things was either nonsense or, in fact, a good thing. First, I was
It’s not all great. But sometimes changing expectations … and lowering them … is the right thing to do. I’ve been thinking lately about how these writings emphasize the Positive. The people we help, the cool parts of our job, and other
Medicine has a pervasive tendency to complain about the very things we want. Complaining can become a part of our personality: “I’m so tired from work,” “I’m stressed about so many tests!” “I don’t know that I’ll match into the spot I
A long time ago in a HIPAA-compliant hospital far away (as always, names/sex/surgery/dates/specific clinical situation changed so the meaning is the same, but the situation is not identifiable) I was in the cardiac surgical ICU, and we had a very challenging patient
Floating calmly on top of the water… but kicking your legs like crazy under it, so you don’t sink! Preparation is key. A long time ago in a HIPAA-compliant hospital far away (as always, names/sex/surgery/dates/specific clinical situation changed so the meaning is