Emma Fenske, DO
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Drugs and prescribing
The clink of ice in the glass had been an evening "wind down" routine ever since the pandemic. It had served as a way to drown remnants of stress that bubbled up throughout the course of the day. This "routine"…
The clink of ice in the glass had been an evening “wind down” routine ever since the pandemic. It had served as a way to drown remnants of stress that bubbled up throughout the course of the day. This “routine” developed over weeks, but eventually evolved into dependence, addiction even, he worried. I need to do something about this before I lose it all, he thought one morning upon waking …
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Kratom vs. 7-OH: Understanding the potency gap and risks
Physician voices
Keeping my head down and working through intern year was all I had known. My days blurred into nights, and my weeks into months. The dreary Pacific Northwest winters had only compounded this. Despite a quiet yearning for connection and…
Keeping my head down and working through intern year was all I had known. My days blurred into nights, and my weeks into months. The dreary Pacific Northwest winters had only compounded this. Despite a quiet yearning for connection and community, I declined most social invitations. My sense of obligation did not end at the hospital doors. It followed me home, where expectations and emotional responsibilities lingered. I often felt …
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Divorced during residency: a story of clarity
Physician voices
It was early morning—likely the first appointment of the day. The music in the waiting room had not even been turned on yet, and the smell of coffee was just beginning to meet the air. After a few minutes, I…
It was early morning—likely the first appointment of the day. The music in the waiting room had not even been turned on yet, and the smell of coffee was just beginning to meet the air. After a few minutes, I was called back to a room and sat in the exam chair, already in scrubs and mentally preparing to scurry off to work right after. In fact, I was already …
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Why women doctors are still mistaken for nurses
Physician voices
The tragic and shocking murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO has ignited a nationwide conversation about the flaws in the health care system, often accompanied by misdirected anger toward physicians. The rhetoric suggesting that physician salaries are the root of the…
The tragic and shocking murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO has ignited a nationwide conversation about the flaws in the health care system, often accompanied by misdirected anger toward physicians. The rhetoric suggesting that physician salaries are the root of the problem oversimplifies a complex issue and distracts from systemic failures.
Physician salaries account for only about 8 percent of
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Why blaming doctors won’t fix the U.S. health care crisis
Health policy
As a training physician, the experience of navigating graduate medical education in today's political landscape has introduced unprecedented adversity Whether transitions in health policy or the continually evolving public perceptions of medicine as a field, trainees are now finding themselves…
As a training physician, the experience of navigating graduate medical education in today’s political landscape has introduced unprecedented adversity
Whether transitions in health policy or the continually evolving public perceptions of medicine as a field, trainees are now finding themselves at a unique crossroads where medicine, poignant societal issues, and personal morals intersect. While medicine is often influenced by policy of various forms, the current political climate, charged with intensely debated …
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The political crossroads shaping the future of medical training
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