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October 1, 2021
Care, Consider, Communicate, Connect, Create. This is often my mantra when it comes to thinking about human trafficking.
My first Child was 8 months old when I started residency. I finished my first shift at 2 am with lactating breasts about to erupt through my scrub top
July 1, 2021
Mercy Hospital was one of the 9 sites in the city of Chicago that was rotated through my EM residency training program.
Earlier in my career, I was working in a rural emergency department (ED), enjoying my shift and the camaraderie that comes along with a small team of efficient rural health-care workers.
Strong women and “B words” seem to go hand-in-hand: bold, beautiful, brave, badass. Sometimes, of course, the same characteristics are all too often described with less-pleasant “B words”.
April 1, 2021
I joined a small democratic group 4 years ago. One year into my time with the group, I joined the executive committee, which consisted of a managing partner, treasurer, secretary, and an at-large memb...
A hot sauce enthusiast from South Carolina.
My Awesome colleague and boss — Leslie Simon, DO — deserves recognition as a dynamic and Amazing leader.
To say that the last twelve months have been challenging for us all is probably the understatement of the century.
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...
American College of Emergency Physicians
