Tag Archives: Women’s Health
Awesome free resource!
I am so thrilled with the free books available at Herperian.org. They are designed for ease of use and medical accuracy, and take into account limited resources in remote locations. Each of the books is available in multiple languages. I … Continue reading
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My post on reporting abuse on KevinMD
My recent post on mandatory reporting of intimate partner abuse being possibly more of an emotional response for the caregiver rather than good care for the victim has been republished at KevinMD: Should every case of domestic abuse be reported? … Continue reading
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When good care isn’t emotionally driven care
Hello, folks! I am slowly getting over not matching. Slowly. I am trying to strategize for the next match. And, I’m trying to take care of myself, emotionally and physically, in the aftermath. In the meantime, I am on my … Continue reading
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All board review and no play…
I have my USMLE Step II CK on Saturday, and my COMLEX Step II CK August 1st. So, sorry I haven’t had time or mental functionality to blog much. I have tons of stuff I have wanted to share. Let’s … Continue reading
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You gotta know when to hold ‘em
I have been thinking lately about practice patterns and interventions lately. I went for my annual female exam recently, and was chastised by the family medicine resident because I haven’t had a mammogram yet. Gizabeth wrote about a similar discussion … Continue reading
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Hands on in the boondocks
Howdy. I have been busy, as usual. Not only working at a new rotation site, which has been wonderful, but driving more than three hours a day to get to and from this site. Our medical school requires that we … Continue reading
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I’ll tell you what I regret, and what conclusions I am jumping to
*Trigger warnings for discussions of sexual assault* I don’t want to go into a lot of details about this, because I don’t want to violate HIPAA or trash any of my peers or future peers specifically. Suffice to say, I … Continue reading
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The empathy toggle switch
In our clinical years, our medical school has instituted a program in which we do learning modules along with our in hospital experience and didactics. I was happy to see a module on empathy for my second month of surgery. … Continue reading
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