Toggle navigation
TWText.com
TWText.com
faq
Contact US
Follow US
Colleen Farrell, MD
colleenmfarrell
I’ve been trying to disentangle myself from unhealthy perfectionism for years. Perfectionism is totally different from the persuit of excellence. Perfectionism is a fear of not being “enough,” a fear
Read more
I’ve been laying low on here lately, but wanted to share something special from the past week, a covid lemonade from lemons kind of story. I was scheduled to take
Read more
As we ask how academic medical journals accept blatantly racist articles, I am reminded of the reviewer comments I received last year for an essay that was ultimately rejected. 1/
Read more
I am finishing residency with a very heavy heart. Yes, I'm celebrating this joyful accomplishment. But just below the surface there is a lot of sorrow to wade through. I
Read more
*creative writing prompt*What does it mean to you to breathe? When was the last time you really noticed your breath? What were you doing? Was there ever a time when
Read more
I am an internal medicine resident in NYC giving it my all caring for patients with #covid_19. This is hard for all the reasons you would expect: it is traumatic,
Read more
Could someone share a good practical resource for learning ecmo basics? YouTube videos + handout would be my ideal. Resident level key points please. My co-residents and I need to
Read more
Should residents caring for #covid patients receive hazard pay? Seems to be disparity amongst various residency programs in NYC, and a lot of different views For background... I make about
Read more
I’m thinking about how we can write up our work with @MedHumChat for an academic publication. Would love to see other examples of pubs on twitter chats! Would appreciate links
Read more
I would encourage anyone working in healthcare to read the stories of #PatientsAreNotFaking. Our hidden curriculum in medicine often teaches us to discount patient symptoms. It’s dangerous and unethical. Listen
Read more