Last post for 2020:
What I learned as a Primary Care Doc
(a post I had drafted in 2019, somehow rings true today)
I hope you join me in this reflection of 2020
(if I was digitally savvy, I would overlay Hans Zimmer's music as you open this post)
What I learned as a Primary Care Doc
(a post I had drafted in 2019, somehow rings true today)
I hope you join me in this reflection of 2020
(if I was digitally savvy, I would overlay Hans Zimmer's music as you open this post)
Time to change policy was yesterday
Access to care
Access to primary care
Saving Lives
Bones of healthcare system is I.M. we are hospitalists, intensivists, primary care, inf disease, nursing, social workers, care managers, and more; w.o us there is no system2/
“Healthy people” need Primary Care; #COVID19 has shown us value of a capable & prepared primary care workforce
Residents shouldn't be introduced as “just a resident” – they are *THE* Resident
#womeninmedicine cont to be rock
justice, equity, anti-racism are critical3/
Crying w. patients is normal
Fear is normal
Grief is normal
Courage = acting for the greater good despite fear & vulnerability4/
And,
My list of heroes has grown exponentially in 2020
I continue to be ever more hopeful & thankful
#IMProud
5/end
My list of heroes has grown exponentially in 2020
I continue to be ever more hopeful & thankful#IMProud
5/end
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