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July: A New Year in Medical Education, A Program Director’s Musings
Photo credit: © Nevit Dilmen [CC-BY-SA-3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons January no longer signals the beginning of a new year for me. And not even September, with the hint of crispness in the air,...
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Residency Interns Don’t Always Know When To Ask For Help
By U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Joseph Caballero [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsA friend of mine shared with me how her teenage niece saved a small child’s life. Her niece, a counselor,...
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The Residency Interview: Making a Lasting Impression
Joe Shlabotnik / Foter / CC BY-NC-SA First impressions are only made once. This seems intuitive, but bears emphasis and reminding as we enter the upcoming interview season. Whether it is interviews for...
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Even Physicians Have a Plan B
“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” ― Allen Saunders On first glance at the title you may think that an OB/GYN would be writing about some of the recent political...
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The Weight of a Pager for a Medical Professional
Photo Credit: By Solomon203 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia CommonsBeep, beep, beep, beep, beep....
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Let’s Take a Time Out For Patient Safety
Photo by Russell Stitzlein About a month ago, I walked into the OR and found out that my patient had quite the sense of humor. In addition to the stamp which one of the surgeons applies to indicate...
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New Years Resolutions From a Medical Fellow
By Postcards2CardsNewYearsResolution1915.jpg.; Ivan Akira (Postcards2CardsNewYearsResolution1915.jpg) [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsAs 2013 winds down and 2014 peaks over the horizon it seems...
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Challenging Unhealthy Practices in the Medical Field
A healthy medical field leads to healthy physicians; and healthy physicians to healthy patients. The medical field is always evolving, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. It is up to...
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What Constitutes Doctor Professionalism?
What does doctor professionalism look like to you? Doctor professionalism is a hotly debated topic in the medical field. From dress code to conduct, physicians are constantly toeing the line between...
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Practicing Professional Behavior in Medicine
Professional behavior should be a prerequisite for practicing medicine. Being a medical professional doesn’t necessarily translate to professional behavior on the job. In a profession that involves so...
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