A family physician re-invents herself.
(This post was previously published in a 2004 issue of Perspectives, the newsletter of the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians.) The doctor is never off duty. I learned this firsthand the summer after graduating from medical school. The…
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There was a sudden crackle of static from the radio. “Rescue Squad to hospital. Pick up please, hospital.” One of the emergency room doctors got up and went to the device. He unclipped a small microphone that resembled a walkie-talkie…
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(This post was previously published in 2005 in Perspectives, the newsletter of the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians.) Sometimes I think I’m pretty smart. Of course, whenever I start to believe that, something always brings me back to…
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I’m a huge fan of the Lord of the Rings movies. I attribute this mainly to the brilliant story, beautiful cinematography, and the brooding sexiness of Viggo Mortensen. I loved the movies so much, in fact, that I sometimes brought…
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(This post was previously published on KevinMD.com.) Some doctors love to do procedures. Stitching, skin biopsies, removal of ingrown toenails—you name it, they’ll do it, and then they’ll ask for more. In fact, I used to have a senior…
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