“Elections have consequences.” How many times have you heard this? Without question decisions made by our elected officials touch every aspect of our lives in some way. This is particularly true for local and state elections. For this reason, whatever your...
The #MeToo movement is a movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault. #MeToo spread virally in October 2017 as a hashtag used on social media in an attempt to demonstrate the widespread prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, especially in the...
Imagine a scenario: Two doctors complete training in the same program and go on the interview trail for attending jobs together. They interview for the same position on different days. Both are newly minted attending physicians who met the same requirements for...
It was 5:27pm, on a Friday evening, when the pager went off. “Ugh”, said the intern, “Three minutes before shift change and the ER is paging for another admission!” I could see the dismay on his face as he dreaded the thought of staying late on yet another Friday...
As a family doctor, I prescribe opioids judiciously. My training taught me to be careful with each and every pill I prescribe, as each script could add another victim to the opioid crisis at the forefront of our country’s current health agenda. However, despite those...
The majority of women entering medical school are now women, leading to more women residents. Women physicians are in all specialties and all fields, medical and surgical. As an academic pediatrician, I train medical students and residents on a daily basis. Not...