by Tory Toles, MD Residency is hard. Family medicine residency is really hard. Learning all the skills necessary to take care of a broad range of patients, whether it be infant or grandparent, to needing the skills to cover emergency departments, ICUs and labor and delivery decks, can be quite daunting at times. Luckily, there … More Paddling Upstream
by Christine Kwon, MD I’ve had a love/hate relationship with family medicine from the beginning. I started medical school certain that family medicine wasn’t for me. It was too broad. There was too much to know and I’d never know enough to be a competent doctor. So I was pretty shocked when I fell in … More We All Have Our Blind Spots
by Jessica Morales, MD The pager read “STAT” and I ran across the hall to the labor and delivery unit. They handed me a blue baby, limbs floppy as could be and not a sound coming out her mouth. As I felt the rate of my heart rise, I tried to stay calm. I placed … More Speaking the Language
by Laura Yeater, MD Fourth Year Fourth year of medical school is always touted as the “best year of medical school” and a time when you should travel, enjoy life, and make the most of your “freedom” before starting residency. A year filled with celebrations such as match day ceremonies, awards ceremonies, and graduations. Many … More Transitions During a Time of Turmoil
by Christine Kwon, MD As family medicine residents, it’s a given that we have to work on other services. We’re expected to adjust quickly and survive with professionalism and grace in a new environment that can feel hostile at times. Over the last two years, I feel that I have gotten pretty good at walking … More Don’t Forget About the Blinders
by Tory Toles, MD The Dying Season Lives…loss of life, gift of life, many nights in one life.Many nights in many lives.Heaviness.Significance.You’ve taught me more.I won’t forget.That night. One night.Many nights. Winter, the dying season. I heard a colleague refer to the winter months as the dying season and yes, as a resident covering the … More The Dying Season
