As discussed in my last post, these last few weeks as a new attending have been tough let alone working…
Attentinghood
Can’t believe I’m already an attending. I love my job as an emergency physician. It is so gratifying to be…
Working with the Emergency Department Practice Management Association
Being an EMRA/EDPMA scholar this past year was an invaluable experience. I learned tremendously about the active role that the…
My reflections on COVID-19 at the Illinois College of Emergency Physician’s Chicago ED Leaders Meeting
Reflecting back on my time during the initial COVID surge, I recall some difficulties but also some great successes at…
Power Day
Power Day at Yale School of Medicine has annually strived to serve as a space to discuss power dynamics within…
Why the Time is Now For Equity in Medicine
Below is the text of an abridged version of my talk for the opening plenary session of the Association of…
How Your Physician’s Prejudices May Be Hurting Your Health: And What the Doctors of Tomorrow Are Doing About It
A medical student at one of the nation’s leading schools recounts how their “problem based learning cases frequently present patients…
Health, Justice & Advocacy
I recently shared my experiences of applying to medical school as a low-income student and discussed my intention to continue health…
Student Protests Reveal a Systemic Disease
As medical students, we recognize that bias in medicine is doubly damaging: it burdens our peers and it harms our…
Opening a Dialogue on Bias in Medicine
In a little over a month, I will have completed my Masters in Public Health (MPH). Time truly flew by.…
