Recently a research study that measured “unprofessional” behavior on social media by spying on vascular surgery resident physicians through the creation of fake social media accounts by the authors of the study was retracted by the Journal of Vascular Surgery. This is my response to the article that prompted an uproar by many in the medical arena who opposed the article, dubbed ‘#MedBikini’.
Read MoreThe media right now is reporting the division of ‘sides’ people are taking when it comes to the pandemic. Political agendas are pervasive, and infiltrate people’s thoughts around COVID19. I see it every day in online groups I’m in, I’m sure you do as well.
Read MoreFor the last 5 years I have had the privilege of nurturing a community of brilliant, high-achieving women. This is what women – albeit busy, exhausted, overworked and underpaid – have taught me:
Read MoreInterns! Welcome to the most beloved, heart-stirring , gut-wrenching, beautiful, mind-blowing club on earth: medicine.
I’m so glad you’re here.
A few words of wisdom & encouragement as you begin the journey of healing….
Read MoreI am a doctor, small business owner, leader of 12K women physicians, and mother of four. The coronarvirus pandemic has hit me personally in varying ways. As a physician, I’ve had to think about how to give the best care while utilizing the fewest resources. I’ve had to be flexible each day as what I knew to be true yesterday, may not be true today.
Read MoreThey are teaching me a lot. They’ve taught me every one of us will display stress differently. Each of us is experiencing different stressors right now. As a doctor, some of my friends are working nonstop treating patients. They are exhausted…
Read MoreI am a professor and cardiac anesthesiologist who practices at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. As the majority of health centers across the world, our leaders are working around the clock to treat COVID-19 in our community. We on the front lines are preparing, educating ourselves daily on rapidly changing plans and treatments, and working to keep ourselves, our patients, and our families safe from harm.
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"We are doctors. We are used to reading, preparing, studying, and talking with experts before we do anything new or treat you in the best way. But we are currently in a race against time, so to speak, and in the unknown.”
Read MoreWhether you are 1 day old or celebrating your 90th birthday, you are our patient. Which means we have to know a lot about diseases. We have to know about how drugs work, as we have to make sure the therapies we give you do not interact with the medicines other physicians have prescribed to you. No disease exists that we do not have to know something about, because you all are in our care.
Read MoreYou cannot work in medicine today without being inundated with burnout statistics and commentary on your feed, coming to your inbox, or spoken from stages about the state of medicine we are in. The data is dire: we are disengaged, we are making mistakes, we are not heard, and we are not empowered to make decisions.
Read MoreAs I was using a Mr. Clean eraser to get out a mark on a wall this week, I thought to myself, man, I wish I could use this to erase certain mistakes in my life. Have you ever thought that about a past fail in your own life?
Read MoreMental illness is real. It is as real as cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Many people, smart people, talented people, people like the amazing Kate Spade - suffer from mental illness. It’s easy to see when someone is suffering from physical pain. It’s much more difficult when one’s pain is mental or emotional.
Read MoreAs a woman in medicine, where the odds for pay, promotion and leadership are stacked against me, I feel obligated to light the path for younger women who come behind me. It has taken me a while to be comfortable with my style of leadership, own my own voice, be able to regroup after rejection, and tolerate feeling on display and yet often invisible.
Read MoreThere are moments as an anesthesiologist you can’t erase. No matter how long you go home and sleep, or how many days pass, you won’t forget it. All of these moments involve saying goodbye; while the scenarios change, the message is the same.
Read MoreSo the perception of the encouragement is not what matters; what matters is the power that exists when we encourage one another.
Read MoreI believe involving women and Under Represented Minorities(URMs)at every level of organization leadership is crucial to the advancement of our societies.
Read MoreWhen you want to grow a muscle, you have to damage it first. You have to lift something heavy and over extend it. It’s sore for a few days - and then it grows stronger …This is what happened to my heart this week.
Read MoreSometimes we let ‘weeds’ - very small but negative distractions, creep up and take a strong hold and become intertwined in our lives. The weeds that are obvious – different color, textures, ugly, we pull immediately when they are small. The weeds that say: I don’t belong here – those are easy to pull.
Read MoreMedicine has changed.
And the joy of medicine has changed with it.
I don’t think our current level of burnout is hopeless, and I sure as heck don’t think we should give up. I am passionate about taking a step back and evaluating how we got here, and what we can change.
Read More“Yes, you are like that,” said my husband one night as I was lamenting criticism I had heard about myself that day. “I am?” I asked, shocked, a little hurt, and angry. “You are, “ he replied. “Everyone who knows you knows this.”
Gulp.
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