By Ginevra Mills “Trauma team STAT to emergency. Trauma team STAT to emergency” “What are we getting?” “I’m not sure – I can hear the helicopter landing, though.” “Watch out, a lot of people are going to be coming in here now.” “Who are you, Ortho? What’s your name?” “I’m Gen Surg.” “GCS 13 on […]
By Michelle Cohen Previously published in The Medical Post, October 2019 The pace of work in health care can make meeting basic bodily needs a challenge at times. Eating, sleeping, even going to the bathroom can feel like low priorities during a busy shift or call night. This can be especially true of health care […]
By Sabrina Ahmed Four physicians in the family- two doctor daughters and two doctor son in laws. Every Indian parents stereotypical dream. I used to joke that my Dad whispered medicine to my sister and I in utero but in all truthfulness he just encouraged us to aim high and we happened to love medicine. […]
By Meghan Wilson We had a relationship, you and I I cared for you, cleaned you, planned my days and nights around you Sometimes, I suffered As I longed for you, even dripped for you (bilaterally) I can still see you, in my mind’s eye Wide-open hungry flange with soft silicon bumps, folding to thin, […]
By Jenn D’Mello I’m on call, the last of 8 days in a row. Not many people want to be a child maltreatment pediatrician- called to evaluate children when a health care provider has concerns of abuse, but I actually enjoy it for the most part. It’s not something I could do full time so […]