I’m pleased to announce one of my essays, “If You Like Pina Coladas” is included in a new anthologie featuring work by amazing women physicians. Preorder here.
Category: Communication
Grins and Giggles
I love practicing pediatrics and am grateful for the mentors who helped me find our profession! I was happy to write about our great specialty for After Rounds.
Securing the Sails
There are times when life as a mother and a pediatrician meld. My son has taught me as much as any part of my medical training. He has reminded me to see my patients with a parent’s eyes. In his honor, my latest essay in JAMA.
Doctor as Patient
The coronavirus pandemic has reminded us what has been true always – that we all are vulnerable, even those of us in white coats. My parallel education as a doctor and cancer patient has always kept that vulnerability and shared humanity in the forefront of my practice. Read more in my latest for After Rounds.
Communication is Central
My journalism degree taught me to gather info from many sources, synthesize it & communicate it clearly to others – exactly what doctors do all day. So why, when interviewing to attend medical school, was my background seen as odd? Communication is central to doctoring. We can do better. Read more here in my latest…