Kayla A. Simms, MD
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The Pitt, a medical drama set in a fictional Pittsburgh trauma center, captures the human connections forged in emergency medicine. The show follows a team of residents and medical students through a relentless 15-hour shift under their seasoned attending, Dr.…
The Pitt, a medical drama set in a fictional Pittsburgh trauma center, captures the human connections forged in emergency medicine. The show follows a team of residents and medical students through a relentless 15-hour shift under their seasoned attending, Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch (Noah Wyle). Unlike melodramatic predecessors, The Pitt finds drama in the emotional toll of ER work, emphasizing resilience amid exhaustion. Its commitment to …
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Unleashing the kraken: What The Pitt gets wrong about psychiatric care
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My "aha" moment wouldn't come at the signing of my leave of absence contract. Nor would it awaken me at night with the chair-gripping dizziness I had come to expect. When the vertigo started in early December during my third…
My “aha” moment wouldn’t come at the signing of my leave of absence contract. Nor would it awaken me at night with the chair-gripping dizziness I had come to expect.
When the vertigo started in early December during my third block of clerkship, I chalked the symptoms up to stress.
Over the December break, I met with my family doctor and casually recounted my symptoms. The vertigo had worsened, and seemed questionably …
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A medical student’s accidental internship in empathy
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