Being the angel of death during a pandemic

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[KevinMD and Wall Street Alliance Group]( partner for valuable insights on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at 7:00 pm ET. Moderated by Kevin Pho, this webinar will discuss [Biden's Tax Proposal and Effects on Financial Planning for Physicians](. --------------------------------------------------------------- KevinMD Plus: Jun 28, 2021 [Being the angel of death during a pandemic]( I was looking forward to March 2020. My boyfriend and I had a long-awaited vacation to Aruba we were looking forward to. Everything is packed, plans are finalized, and the world shuts down three days before our trip. Frustrated, we refuse to believe that a “virus” is worthy of shutting the world down. “What’s the [...] [Cannabis is ground zero in the fight for racial justice in America]( The American Medical Association (AMA) has become unmoored in history, seemingly unaware that both racism and the war on drugs are no longer tolerated by society. A confluence of recent activities and events having to do with their stance on medical cannabis puts them in a poor light and throws into question whether doctors — [...] [Bracing for change: the escalating importance of USMLE Step 2]( It’s a well-known fact that medical school has grown increasingly competitive over the past decade. While this is true that getting into medical school has become somewhat harder, what is more concerning is that for many students, admission to, and paying for, medical school does not guarantee a career as a physician. A critical part [...] [Mansplaining in medicine and how to solve it]( My friend (I’ll call him Dr. Mensch) reached out to me because he fears that a gender war is unfolding in his division. He is worried that current cultural concerns about gender equity are degrading the previously harmonious relations between male and female professionals on his team and that the mounting tension could have a [...] [Physicians and the midlife dip [PODCAST]]( “We all go through our early lives in the S-curve of our medical education–college, medical school, residency, early practice. As you reach the mastery phase, I would posit that there is a downward dip as we realize that we are no longer in that exciting hypergrowth phase. The search for a new curve happens, the [...] [The emotional impact of menopause on women]( You’ve heard of the emotional impact of menopause on women, but did you know that it can also cause anxiety and depression? Mental health is a topic that many people don’t want to discuss due to concerns of stigma, fear, and perceived repercussions of the diagnosis. However, if this topic is raised with compassion and [...] [I’m a therapist with Flomax]( This is basically my job title and description. Not so much a urologist. As urologists and surgeons, we are super-specialized to deal with the amazing and complex genito-urinary system. I am always amazed and blessed we have so many “organs” to take care of compared to other surgical specialties. When I finish taking care of [...] [Why I became a doctor: reflections on a calling]( The landscape of medical practice has changed dramatically over the many decades I have been in practice. Most of these changes are intensely discouraging and depressing and are negatively affecting the physicians of today. The government, hospitals, networks, even our own professional organizations are working to establish and enforce new regulations — new hoops for [...] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Thousands of physicians are browsing this job board](. They love its selection of over 12,000 openings across the U.S. [Physicians are finding opportunities they almost missed](. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Unmasking the faces of COVID: pages from a neurologist’s diary [PODCAST]]( “COVID was ominously not only drowning people in their own spit but struck in different shades to alter human personality that kept helplessly getting lost in the maze of their own minds. It made the young maniacal, hearing voices and talking to walls in a schizophrenic frenzy. It made the elderly become muted in silence. [...] [Doing good in the world as a medical student]( Aside from grades and test scores, medical students are selected based on their selfless qualities such as altruism, passion, service-orientedness, resilience, advocacy, and others. Many of my medical school classmates did remarkably selfless things before starting medical school, such as starting nonprofit organizations, advocating for social and racial equity, working on ski-patrol and search-and-rescue teams, [...] [Health tech and the Hippocratic Oath]( Health care technology is an exciting, burgeoning industry with plenty of potential for making the world a better place. Numerous health tech startups are on a mission to revolutionize health care, whether that’s through conducting groundbreaking research or bringing a novel product to market. However, startup culture – encapsulated by Mark Zuckerberg’s now-famous motto “move [...] [An ER in Kathmandu during the pandemic: a lesson on motivation]( It was 2:00 a.m. I had just finished shifting a severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia/ARDS patient to the intensive care unit (ICU) after he was intubated in the emergency room (ER). The ER was teeming with patients awaiting admission. For new patients to get a bed, some admitted ones have to be discharged or dead. [...] [People dealing with addiction belong in clinics — not jails]( “Doc, I can’t believe it. I can’t believe I’m here right now.” Though in his mid-60s, my patient had the wide-eyed bewilderment more familiar of a child. He was late for our first visit together — but he was there and against the odds. He explained to me that he had been picked up by [...] [Attention mid-career physicians: Let’s find our ikigai [PODCAST]]( “Mid-career colleagues: it’s time to go back to the future. Time to learn again. Time to build professional and social networks at work. Take a lunch break. Bring home a few fewer RVUs. I recently started a monthly journal club for our small section of gastroenterologists as a way to recreate some of what I [...] [How perceiving beauty makes us better doctors]( Recently I have been talking with my medical students about how the recognition of beauty can shape our actions. We routinely behold lovely paintings, people, and vistas, I tell my students. And paintings, people, and vistas might move us. But we don’t always allow them to move us to action. The Harvard philosopher Elaine Scarry, [...] --------------------------------------------------------------- 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](