Another COVID-19 Piece…
Fatima Z. Syed, MD, MSc
1/19/2022
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It’s early January 2022 as I write this. We are in the throes of another COVID-19 surge. This time, it is everywhere and is affecting healt...
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Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Fatima is an internist and endocrinologist in North Carolina. She recently completed her fellowship in endocrinology in Philadelphia where she also completed her residency training. She is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. She has a background in public policy, having received her MSc in comparative social policy from the University of Oxford.
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Intern Year
Fatima Z. Syed, MD, MSc
12/15/2021
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Maybe it is just me, but when I talk to a student, or an intern, or a resident, I can immediately put myself back in that phase of life and ...
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Fatima is an internist and endocrinologist in North Carolina. She recently completed her fellowship in endocrinology in Philadelphia where she also completed her residency training. She is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. She has a background in public policy, having received her MSc in comparative social policy from the University of Oxford.
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
“I Need to Go—Today”: Reevaluating Our Approach to Against Medical Advice Discharges
Sonya V. Patel-Nguyen, MD
11/17/2021
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My pager hummed against my waist one morning as I gathered my things to begin rounds. “Mr. Smith is requesting to leave immediately,” the te...
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Dr. Patel-Nguyen trained in internal medicine and pediatrics at UNC-Chapel Hill before beginning her career as a hospitalist at Duke University. Her clinical time is divided between inpatient adult and pediatric patients, as well as bedside procedures. She is also involved in medical education, with interests in bias training and expanding knowledge and best practices regarding health care equity. In addition to her work at Duke, Dr. Patel-Nguyen has interests in global health, having worked with refugee and immigrant populations in Greece, Jordan, Palestine, and Mexico.
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
I Am Your Medical Student
In my (K.K.) first clinical rotation, students were explicitly told to introduce themselves as “Student Doctor (last name).” The result: fam...
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Kate is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Pennsylvania. Before medical school, she worked as an environmental engineer. Her interests include the incorporation of humanities and arts into medical education, and she currently serves as a coordinator for the Art, Observation, and Empathy course for first-year medical students at Penn.
Dr. Millstein is an internist, writer, and educator and serves as a Regional Medical Director for Penn Primary Care. He leads initiatives for clinicians and staff to help improve patient-centered communication skills.
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Learning to Do No Harm
Vinay Choksi, MD
9/15/2021
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The admission pager pierced the quiet of the workroom and read, “Mr. L admission for heart failure, frequently leaves against medical advice...
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Vinay Choksi, MD, is the Graduate Medical Education Chief Resident of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. He is also a hospitalist at Duke University. His academic interests include medical education and quality improvement in hospital medicine.
