Nupur Gupta is a nephrologist.

Doctoring in the age of COVID and the possibility of dying in the near future

Conditions
September 27, 2020

On January 19, the first case of the coronavirus in the United States was announced. Initially, COVID cases were detected in Washington. As time elapsed, other states did best to prepare for if and when COVID came to our area. As spring break arrived, my husband, an intensivist, debated the best course of action regarding our vacation. We decided we could not take a vacation with heavy hearts while our …

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Doctoring in the age of COVID and the possibility of dying in the near future

A case for nephrology

Physician
February 7, 2020

In recent times, physician burnout has rightfully surfaced as a social concern for the medical fraternity. Physician burnout is a thing, and lately, I was thinking about it related to nephrology.

Many national physician organizations and local hospital systems are developing strategies to reduce work-life stress and improve the engagement of the workforce. In November 2018, I represented the Renal Physician Association at the interim meeting of the American Medical Association …

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A case for nephrology