Letter to my Younger (Staff) Self Redux

Letter to my Younger (Staff) Self Redux

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...
“What do you do for a living?”

“What do you do for a living?”

“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...
Optimistic Nihilism in Medicine

Optimistic Nihilism in Medicine

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...