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August 1, 2020
This list could go on for pages and pages and pages, but what remains the same is the fact that no matter what the situation was, somehow and someway, it all worked out.
What do we do when it’s time to give a presentation or write an article?
I graduated from residency over 20 years ago, but most of the time I still think of myself as one of the “young docs.”
Wisdom!
The last several weeks I have felt up, I have felt down, I have felt too much, and at times I have felt nothing.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a cascade of chaos and suffering on a level previously unseen by this generation.
May 1, 2020
For most of my life, my hair has been long with face-framing layers (plus-or-minus a side bang).
Physicians often encounter loss. We develop coping mechanisms (whether healthy or not), adjust, think of creative solutions, and keep working.
I recently read an article explaining that the underlying discomfort people are experiencing during this coronavirus pandemic is grief.
I wear a bracelet on my left wrist. It’s a terrible fashion choice. It is made out of thin metal, and used to be red.
Last spring, I was mourning the loss of my mother. As I was learning to navigate the depth of my sorrow, I was also tending to my mother’s end-of-life affairs alongside my siblings.
In my mind’s eye, I am 27. So you can imagine my surprise every time I walk past the mirror and see the reflection of a pleasantly plump, middle-aged woman with crow’s feet and age spots.
February 1, 2020
David Bowie, I respectfully thank you. May you rest in peace. I’d like to review and reflect on the lyrics of “Changes,” one of Bowie’s most well-known songs.
The last year of medical school is typically comprised of a relatively “lighter” schedule, allowing for time to take board exams, rotate at external hospitals, interview at dozens of residency program...
I was right in the midst of a great second career in medicine. I had already taken what I thought was the biggest leap in life from a prior career in engineering to go back to medical school.
I was 34 when my gynecologist broke the news. She’d sent the test in an effort to encourage me to move on from my then-boyfriend, a divorced father of two who waited until well after we’d said “I love...
When I was asked to write an article for this month’s newsletter, it didn’t take much time for me to decide on a topic.
There is a particular personality type that tends to gravitate toward a life in medicine. Physicians are driven, continually striving for excellence and perfection.
I can still recall the sickening gut punch when my father called to tell me the divorce papers had been filed.
The Special Projects Committee will be submitting 2 section grants for 2020. The first grant, led by Dr. Carol Pak-Teng, is for the production of a gender bias booklet.
October 1, 2019
In many ways, it seems like yesterday that I started out a career in emergency medicine, while other times I can feel every one of my 33 years of practice.
I am 60-years wise. I have been a doctor since 1983 and have been doing emergency medicine since 1986. I am an accidental academic with a nontraditional route into emergency medicine.
Yesterday was my husband's birthday. We celebrated with sticky rice balls and homemade sushi, hiking in the pouring rain, and family movie time. Our oldest daughter made him an amazing three-egg omele...
It was nearly twenty years ago that I had the good fortune of being sponsored for the first time in my academic career.
It is funny to me that after all these years, there are still so many doctors who question whether they want to have a role in leadership or administration.
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