by Shahbaz Syed | Jul 13, 2023 | Featured
Five years ago, as a relatively new staff physician, I had written a letter to my younger-self, as to subscribe some wisdom to the to what I wish I had known heading into residency. Five years later, I’ve realized that early staff transition phase had a lot of...
by Matthew Lipinski | Apr 6, 2023 | Commentary, Featured
“So, what do you do for a living?” “Oh, Emergency Medicine! You must have some wild stories, what’s the craziest thing you’ve seen?” If you work in Emergency Medicine (or to be honest any aspect of medicine) you have likely had some version of this conversation...
by Shahbaz Syed | Mar 23, 2023 | Commentary, Featured
Spiritualism represents an important aspect within the domains of wellness. Now, spiritualism is a very personal and individual thing, but having some element of spiritualism has demonstrated benefits to one’s mental health, and our personal philosophies can help...
by Shahbaz Syed | Feb 2, 2023 | Featured
We know that Physician burnout rates through the pandemic are escalating from already alarming numbers, prompting increased focus on personal wellness. But, at the same time its hard to feel the strain of the healthcare system. Headlines like this make the notion of...
by Shahbaz Syed | Oct 27, 2022 | Commentary, Featured
I understand. I’ve been there. 6th shift in a row, department is overcrowded, patients are upset, consultants are being rude, you’re cognitive and emotionally fatigued – it becomes easy for empathy and compassion to fade. The problem is that because...