By Sean McNamara, MD No one likes to lose. Defeat is a terrible feeling, it can be so intense it hints at a depressive episode; feelings of worthlessness, low self esteem, even guilt. Life has pretty serious losses sometimes like losing a job, an all too common divorce, or the ultimate loss of a loved … More It’s Healthy for Kids to Lose Sometimes
By Bryan Hendrickson, MD About a year ago, before starting my own intern year, I came across a blog post from our program director, Dr. Van Hala, “Tenets for Internship and Beyond“. A new year is well on its way, but I encourage anyone beginning this journey to take a moment to read her words … More Intern Wellness
By Brian Hill, MD I recently spent a month on my inpatient pediatrics rotation. As I had heard innumerable times, adult medicine and pediatric medicine are very different animals. So, as an intern having only one month of prior inpatient pediatrics exposure (as a third year medical student), new information, diagnoses, and experiences came at … More Kids These Days
By Vanessa Galli I have been running competitively since Elementary school, for nearly twenty years at this point. I have never thought about a world in which I couldn’t explore it by running it. Although, when I am asked the question, “Why do you do it?” I don’t always have an answer readily available. I … More What are you running from?
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