triage

Asking critical Questions

Can providers compartmentalize too much?

Can providers compartmentalize too much? We might rephrase this question in Osler-ian vocabulary: when does aequanimitas become detachment?

How Do You Cope When Fear Has Replaced Hope?

“I don’t know,” becomes a more commonplace response. Somewhere along the way, these fears, doubts, and questions became mine.

“How Are You (Honestly)?”: Pre-Medical Student Edition

Guest editor Sarah Berry, PhD worked with nineteen pre-medical students at Centre College, Rhodes College, and Sewanee: The University of...

Can the Thorns Mean More Than the Petals?

As an intern I often found myself sitting on my couch after shifts, exhausted, unsuccessfully processing my daily dose of traumatic moments.

#3 Silver Lining? #15 Angry?

I don't want to beat my fiancé over the head with a paddle yet. Enough with the social media posts of yourself wearing PPE.

#1:When people ask you if you're ok, and you nod "yes," what do you really want to say?

I wish people understood how anxious I am. || I really am fine. This is what I was made for. || The sense of unknown is wearing on me...

How are you (honestly)?

If anything is clear to me, it’s that medical training doesn’t need my help to dehumanize its participants.

How Do You Keep Your Glass From Breaking?

The glass isn’t half-full. It’s not half empty, either. Instead, I want to know why that glass is filled only halfway...

Why are we taught to hide something so valuable?

I remember reading that a patient loses their femoral pulse when the systolic blood pressure hits 70. Turns out, that’s true.