For medical providers to treat all their patients justly- without discrimination and judgement – is a mindset that medical students are frequently taught to embrace throughout their medical training. It is a mindset that we must be reminded of constantly since...
Sometimes it takes looking at your life through someone else’s eyes to be truly grateful for what you have. I had a chance encounter the other day at the Honda Dealership, while waiting for an oil change. My 15 month-old son and I were sitting next to an older...
Phy·si·cian /fəˈziSHən noun: a person qualified to practice medicine. a person who cures moral or spiritual ills; a healer. This week is National Physicians’ Week, with March 30th being designated as a day to recognize and celebrate us as a profession. However,...
Ever wondered what its like to be a pediatrician or what it takes? Dr. Alexandra Pinon, a pediatrician, shares the inside scoop in our latest Q & A. What is your title?MD What is your field?Pediatrics How did you decide to go into your field?I had an epiphany in...
The one constant in life is change and I’m making a big one. It’s hard to be in the position of realizing that what you love to do is negatively impacting your loved one–ME! I have always grown up believing that as a woman I could have it all—and foolishly...
I wasn’t always a meditation teacher. I didn’t even meditate until 5 years into my career as a hospitalist. I suffered from severe burnout, and I was in desperate need of a change. Once I learned to meditate, everything started to improve. I stopped crying. I stopped...
Ever wondered what its like to be an Allergy & Immunology specialist or what it takes? Dr. Kena Shah, an Allergy & Immunology specialist, shares the inside scoop in our latest Q & A. What is your title?Allergy & Immunology Specialist What is your...
My name is Uchenna Umeh, fondly called Dr. Lulu by my patients. I am a pediatrician and a mom of two teens and one young adult. I like to think of myself as a Momatrician because I have been blessed with not only my own biological children, but I have also been...
Most of you will never knowWhat doctors do to fully growIt starts even right before collegeWhere we struggle for entry holding that knowledge If we are lucky enough to get some prestigeThere is much more work before we get any expertiseThe constant pressure to study...
It was a beautiful warm mid-July morning in Minnesota and I was taken by surprise by my feeling of complete and utter contentment. I was with my family bicycling around a lake on a smooth, groomed gravel path surrounded by trees, ferns and so many shades of green my...