The journey of being a parent in medical school

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I decided to do a dermatology research year between the third and […] [The isolation and loneliness that physicians experience]( A guest column by the American College of Physicians, exclusive to KevinMD.com. We are just now beginning to recognize the impact of isolation and loneliness on the health of our patients. Recent cultural and societal changes have led to markedly increased levels of isolation of our patients with a dwindling size and activity of their […] [Why do I love being a 43-year-old physician?]( “Are you the doctor?” was the most frequently asked question I received from patients in my new practice. The second most common question was: “Are you old enough to be a doctor?” followed by the rather blunt question “How old are you?” I graduated from family practice (FP) residency in 2002 when I was 26-years-old […] [I’m sorry that we couldn’t save you]( Five days into my emergency medicine clerkship, I had experienced a lot of firsts: My first participation in a code, my first CPR compressions, and my first patient death. This was specifically a code blue for a patient with pulseless cardiac arrest. An elderly woman was brought in by her family after not feeling well […] [Why this burned out physician turned to meditation]( There are aspects of practicing medicine that will always be challenging and stressful, even in a perfect system. Avoiding dangerous drug-drug interactions. Keeping up with the overwhelming amount of new data on diagnostic and treatment modalities. Telling a patient that they are dying. The uncertainties of call night. In addition, medicine tends to attract some […] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Join the fastest-growing physician Facebook group](. Physician voice by KevinMD. [For physicians by physicians](. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Why doctors crash planes]( Physicians actually make good pilots. But, in 1966 they received a bad rap due to a report published by the FAA’s Chief of Aviation Medicine, Dr. Stanley Mohler. Mohler had a point. Physicians were crashing planes at a higher rate as opposed to the general aviation population. His report would be a cautionary tale for […] [How this physician reconnects with nature]( On this beautiful spring day, “Nature is my medicine,” wrote Sara Moss Wolfe. And yes it is mine as well. As Albert Einstein stated, “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” Some days that reassurance is all it takes to relax and make things better. Indeed, after a bad shift of […] [If medical students are already experiencing burnout, how are they going to survive residency?]( My interest in understanding burnout among medical trainees started during my second year of medical school. With Step 1 nearing, I noticed a dynamic shift in my classmates. The growing tension, petty arguments, and constant worry surrounding our futures took over. This led to a research project assessing burnout risk factors that stood out like […] [Our terrifying chickenpox problem]( A Kentucky judge rejected the claims made by a teenager who sued his local health department for temporarily barring students at his school who aren’t immune against chickenpox from attending classes and participating in extracurricular activities. This article prompted a little thought experiment. Chickenpox used to be a routine childhood illness. For a couple of […] [Wellness initiatives can start in the medical library]( Wellness initiatives are not always yoga or nutrition advice or Zumba classes. They can also be filling clinicians’ requests or solving their problems. I first realized this when a social worker included receiving full-text articles that she requested as part of her presentation about wellness. As the director of a health sciences library, my role […] [Death through the eyes of a medical student]( Growing up, I was discouraged from becoming a doctor; I was too emotional. My mother, a geriatrician, worried about my attachment to patients and the volatility of inpatient medicine. To some degree, I understood her concerns; I’m tearful during goodbyes and inconsolable at funerals. Yet my interest in medicine persisted, and I began medical school. […] [Where is the nurses’ lounge?]( If you have worked in the hospital setting for any length of time, you likely are aware of the physicians’ lounge. It’s the protected space where the hard-working medical staff can escape to catch a break or grab a hot beverage. The physicians’ lounge is absolutely necessary. Medical staff members need a space where they […] [Communities can help women cope with maternal depression]( When a baby is born, people stop acting like themselves. Gruff grown-ups make goofy faces at infants. Nostalgic moms share their birthing experiences with pregnant strangers. Shy kids clamber onto strollers of babies they don’t know, just to coo at newborns. In some cases, emotions brought up during this motherhood transition can become intense and […] [$34,000 to save mothers and their children from postpartum depression]( A swimming pool. Most of a Tesla. Not nearly enough to have your kid swapped out during their sham SAT test. Nor would an ICU bill for a stay that resulted in survival — $48,744 is the cost of that. What costs an alarming amount more is the bill the US Government pays annually on […] [Political games are destroying our national state of health]( Lately, I have been contemplating the growing political divide in this country. We seem perpetually locked in a state of partisan gridlock. Our nation is stuck in a continuous news cycle dominated by party politics. This perpetuates party divisions and takes us further away from bipartisan consensus on how to achieve and sustain the common […] [Physicians and patients must work together to improve health care]( According to Wikipedia, a livestock guardian dog is a type of pastoral dog bred for the purpose of protecting livestock from predators. If only our doctors had these noble creatures to protect them from the predators of the world, to alert them when those interested in only the “bottom line” entered the halls of healing, […] --------------------------------------------------------------- If a friend sent you this email and you want to subscribe, go to [KevinMD](. --------------------------------------------------------------- 345 Hudson Street New York NY 10014 USA [Unsubscribe]( | [Change Subscriber Options](