Ricardo Chujutalli, MD, MBA
Policy
The 3-hour concert was over. On the way back to the car, the excitement of it all kept us singing the lyrical masterpiece. I turned on the ignition and typed in our address. "You have 1 hour and 35 minutes…
The 3-hour concert was over. On the way back to the car, the excitement of it all kept us singing the lyrical masterpiece. I turned on the ignition and typed in our address.
“You have 1 hour and 35 minutes to go,” the GPS alerted me. I glanced at the fuel gauge. The gas floater barely survived the red indicator.
Taking no risks, I drove us to the nearest gas station to …
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How inflation fueled health care costs
Physicians
One patient down. Nine more to go. My attending politely closed the door behind him and walked back to his computer to chart his patient. His pen crossed off a line from the list that he pulled from his pocket.…
One patient down. Nine more to go.
My attending politely closed the door behind him and walked back to his computer to chart his patient. His pen crossed off a line from the list that he pulled from his pocket. His schedule was listed in 15-minute intervals.
As we got to the workroom, he sat down, and under his breath, I heard him sigh. It was barely ten o’clock in the morning. …
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We must help physicians at the brink of burnout, depression, and high stress
Conditions
It feels like the days when I could go to all-you-can-eat buffets, when I could actually catch a smile from a patient and when I could hug someone after a successful chemotherapy round were written in history books long ago.…
It feels like the days when I could go to all-you-can-eat buffets, when I could actually catch a smile from a patient and when I could hug someone after a successful chemotherapy round were written in history books long ago.
In some ways, I have spent over the last 13 months figuring out how to breathe and live again. My daily routines, as a result, have slowly morphed over the course …
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The COVID-19 pandemic vowels: adaptability, empathy, innovation, optimism, unity
Finance
A few weeks back, Match Day welcomed smiles and celebratory tears across the nation. This particular match season was fueled by a pandemic and virtual interviewing. I reached out to my friend who got matched to his top internal medicine…
A few weeks back, Match Day welcomed smiles and celebratory tears across the nation. This particular match season was fueled by a pandemic and virtual interviewing. I reached out to my friend who got matched to his top internal medicine residency spot in the Lone Star State.
“I’m ready to make some money,” he excitedly mentioned over our phone conversation. “No more filling in the blanks in FAFSA and piling additional …
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The price I paid to be in medicine
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