Infectious disease (ID) conferences tend to rejuvenate me despite the information overload. This year, IDWeek in Washington DC was no different except for the impact of social media particularly Twitter. The last time I attended IDWeek in New Orleans ( 2016), one of the themes was gloom. We were struggling to fill ID fellowship spots. […]
Nobel Peace Prize Recognizes Sexual Violence
The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege for their work to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of armed conflict and I couldn’t be more elated. Nadia Murad and Dr. Denis Mukwege have “both put their own personal security at risk by courageously combatting war […]
The Disneyland Measles Outbreak
When I was a first year infectious disease fellow there was a lot of chatter about measles. A young student from India had just been diagnosed. It was another of the smattering of measles cases in Boston in that time-frame. By the time I came around though, the faculty was tired of hearing fellows presenting measles cases at the […]
What It Means To Be ON CALL
I wonder what my family and friends think I’m doing when I tell them that I am on call. I suspect that they envision me drinking tea at home waiting “to be called”. Well while there might be a hint of truth in that, it’s not entirely the case. Let me explain. Being on call […]
Letting Bygones Be Bygones
When I was in my second year of ID fellowship making that decision not to pursue a third year of training, I diligently read about what to look for and what to avoid when searching for that first job out of residency/fellowship. I did not want to make any grave mistakes. Ha! After carefully researching, […]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 7
- Next Page »