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Dr…Who!?!? What’s My Name?
It’s my first day at a new facility and I’m prepped with food, snacks, and a closed lid container for my morning coffee to allow me to refill it in the afternoon with water. You never really know how stringent the policies will be for water containers at your new...
12 Book Recommendations for Women Doctors
With the temperature dropping, now is the perfect time to curl up under the covers or next to a cozy fireplace and read a good book. If you are women in a white coat and are looking for a good read or are looking for a great gift for a woman doctor, check out these...
Saving Time with Grocery Pick-Up
Are you tired of spending two to three hours of your precious off time grocery shopping? As a mom to toddlers and a full time working physician, I'm always trying to find ways to maximize efficiency with time and money. I used to spend 2-3 hours making lists, driving...
Six Tips for a Great Interview from Seasoned Interviewers
From medical school entrance to now attempting to obtain a residency position, a spot for fellowship or a job as an attending, interviews play a major role in a successful application. If you think about it, selecting the appropriate candidate for a position is a...
Thank You for Being Busy
Something I’ve always loved— first as a befuddled medical student, now as a (even more dazed) new mom— is spying on people. Specifically: people who are doing things beautifully, yet make it look easy. So, Ben from immunology section, you with the 20-pack of Staedtler...
Caring For Each Other
As physicians we learn how to treat disease, how to ask questions in order to obtain an accurate history, we typically deal with patients who require terminology to be in "layman’s" terms so that they may understand the complex nature of the physiology that we are...
Gun Violence: This is Our Lane
Yesterday afternoon a tragic shooting occurred inside a Chicago hospital. In the parking lot of Mercy Hospital, located on the south side of Chicago, a gunman shot his ex-fiance, emergency physician Dr. Tamara O'Neal, who witnesses say was wearing her blue scrubs and...
A Lesson On Gratitude
I have the privilege of being a doctor, I have the distinct honor of taking care of people, little (very cute) people to be precise. I don't take this task lightly but much of what I do is run of the mill colds and flus, earaches and throat aches. I work with a...
Caring for Patients while Grieving my Fiance
As a psychiatrist, I sit with patients in all stages of their grief. My patients have grieved the death of a loved one, trauma, loss of functioning or income due to an illness, loss of relationships, loss of a job, withdrawal from college, etc. No two people grieve...
Bacon Ranch Monkey Bread Recipe
Hey guys, as I am often asked to bring food for impromptu potlucks or holiday feasts in the emergency room, I thought I would share one of my favorite recipes. Here is one of my easy go to dishes that I can throw together quickly, then run off take a quick shower,...
