I am honing my storytelling craft after thirty years as an emergency physician, mother, and observer of the human condition. I will be creating new entries and pulling in some of my published works. Thanks for coming along.
After Emergency Medicine…
#58 A Miracle Conversion
Conversion means many different things in many different settings. I share a reflection on one conversion that reminded me of another.
#57 Learning the Harsh Truth of Medical Training
Medical training is really hard for a lot of reasons we expect and many that we don’t. We should ease up on the overwork and harsh feed-back. Even if we could fix the flaws, the reality can be harsh. It’s better to go in with your eyes wide open.
#56 Happy Birthday, Dolly
A Happy Birthday reflection on our high energy high anxiety poodle. Here she is in her Halloween costume as the Hell Hound. What an interesting two years it has been.
#55 Following in Her Footsteps
Someone had to break the glass ceiling into traditional medicine. I review the Doctors Blackwell by Janice Nimura which tells their story and the tumultuous times in which they lived.