Practicing the art of medicine is my passion. Whether I am translating poignant patient cases into prose for public education, providing informative commentary on current mental health news to the media, or speaking to students in a lecture hall, the art of medicine takes many forms.
Recently, I was invited to present a TEDx Talk. TEDx is an independently run event celebrating Technology, Entertainment and Design. I chose to use …
Today, I celebrated mental health care. And this was after a morning of battling with insurance companies, patching together community care plans, trying to create an inpatient bed for a suicidal patient where none exist, and arguing with agencies for better patient support.
I work on a busy inpatient psychiatric unit that provides a daily reminder of the beauty, heartache, and pain that define living with mental illness. The diverse stories of …
Giving and receiving feedback is really hard. When I left training and joined the faculty at a major medical school last year I found many things about my new position daunting. Fitting into a well established practice; learning a new system; being a teacher; juggling different services and roles; billing appropriately; and last but not least, giving feedback.
Psychological and logistical hurdles make it challenging to deliver feedback. Constructively criticizing the …
It’s that time of year when third year medical students are grappling with anxiety as they prepare their residency applications. Those uncertain feelings of ambivalence can only be assuaged by a successful “match.” Critical to recruitment committees, but often overlooked by students, are the influential personal statements.
Everybody coming out of medical school has a long list of accomplishments and abilities. The competition is steep. A powerful narrative has the potential to …
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