What Women Doctors Should Know About Intimate Partner Violence
On November 19, 2018, the country and the medical community were shocked by yet another mass shooting at Mercy Hospital Medical Center Chicago. Dr. Tamara O’Neal, Officer Samuel Jimenez, and pharmacist Dayna Less were the victims of a lone gunman. When an event like this happens, before details are known, so many questions are raised. […]
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 work station, or whether food […]
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 Triplus Fineliner pens— I officially stole your concept, and began […]
Gun Violence: This is Our Lane
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] 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 […]
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 population which, […]
How Burnout Affects Home Life And More
Wouldn’t it be nice if life was organized and managed by the clothes we wore. In the office or hospital, I put on my white doctor coat and therefore become Dr. Weisman. I changed to my yoga pants and comfy LLR tee and now, BOOM, I’m Mommy. If only these outfits defined which role I […]
We Are Human Too
We are human, we are not indestructible, we have feelings and emotions that can get hurt, probably more than the average person based on the careers we have chosen. Yes, we will pass up on our well being (such as sleep, hygiene, exercise, relationships with family and friends) to be there for our patients or […]
Vampires Among Us…in the ER
It all started out seeming like a pretty routine visit. My patient was in her early 30’s and had come into the emergency department for weakness, but was in no distress. As I was talking with her about her symptoms she would flash the occasional smile. It was then that I noticed that she had […]
When Will Women Become the Physician Stereotype?
If I had a penny for every time somebody asked me to get them pillows or empty out their bedpan, I would be a rich woman. It is not that I find these things beneath me, I would happily fluff my patients’ pillows or clean out their urinal. What bothers me is the stereotyping that […]
Doctors, Put Your Mask On to Prevent Crashing
There’s this prevailing theme in modern medicine that I don’t understand—It’s called, “Do no harm to others, but neglect yourself.” It’s perpetuated by ridiculous working hours, emotional, psychological, and sometimes physical stress, minimal vacation, and maximum pressure to always do a little more. Did you overwork yourself as an undergrad, watch your hair fall out […]
