February 10, 2017
Article
After a code gray, it was clear to me that no matter one’s training, only such fundamental moments can enable one to answer affirmatively when asked, "Are you experienced?"
September 17, 2016
Article
"Adopting technology for myself is one thing. It’s something completely different when technology is available for my patients and I’m not using it."
April 30, 2016
Article
With the standard aversion to moonlighting in the emergency department at the local hospital, lots of us have asked the same question: “What else can I do to pay the bills?”
May 08, 2014
Article
Sometimes when you complain for long enough about the disastrous nature of something, you end up being nominated to fix it.
February 12, 2013
Article
Refractory psychiatric illnesses are no different from complicated infectious diseases in that they both require multiple concurrent medications and treatment modalities.
February 08, 2012
Article
During my career-initially as a caddy and now as a psychiatry resident-I’ve had the immense privilege of listening to the stories of others. Here's one of those stories.
January 21, 2012
Article
As I near the 1-year anniversary of my crowning as a World’s Expert, it seems like only yesterday that I was just an average citizen . . . I am at heart a clinician and a consummate clinician is what I aim to be.
October 20, 2011
Article
My introduction to the works of Dr Z followed shortly AFTER my own humiliation. My patient had just stormed out of the interview and informed me that I would never pass the medical boards with my apparently egregious neglect of her needs. My supervisor gave me a smile and said, “You might have done better if you approached the patient like Dr Z suggests.