I’ve noticed an upward trend of people asking for medical advice/recommendations on the internet lately. It can be difficult to read through posts and comments of non-medical professionals giving advice and dictating what someone should do in a particular situation. Unfortunately, this seems to be the way of modern times, to consult Facebook and Google […]
Thanking our patients?
An interesting thing happened to one of my classmates earlier this week, and she was humble enough to share her perspective with a group of us: On another typical early morning pre-rounds, she went in to check in on her patient. And before she left, she thanked the patient for providing themselves as a learning […]
Ethical Issues in The Workplace
I have a friend who is a nurse assistant at the local hospital. She has told me some interesting situations regarding unethical behavior in the workplace, and it got us talking about the issue of ethics in the workplace. As medical students and future physicians, it’s important to remember the principles of medical ethics – […]
