As humans, we judge the people that we meet even before we know anything about them. Even before we hear what they have to say, we have categorized them in a box – “nice”, “stupid”, “racist”. When we hear bad or unpleasant news, it is tough for us to separate our feelings about that news […]
Secretly Recording Doctors
Increasingly, I realize that I’m being audio-recorded when I’m interacting with my patients at their hospital bedside. I say realize, because the majority of the time I’m never asked. Sometimes it’s the patient recording. Other times it’s a family member in the room. In both scenarios I get upset. I feel violated. When it’s the […]
The Angry Patient
I think if I were a police officer and spoke about how I was abused by those I served, people would understand. It’s tough being a cop. You are not appreciated, you are vilified, and you are viewed as corrupt, yet all you ever wanted to do was to serve, protect, and help. If I […]
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, […]