These past few months have been mentally, emotionally, and physically tolling for me as I dealt with a Baker’s cyst that was refractory to aspiration x 2 and conservative treatments. I ended up having to undergo knee surgery for it, and was amazed by all the things I had missed serving on the provider side, […]
Book Review – Strangers Drowning
“Being ethical was not about being pure, he realized; it was caring about suffering.” Strangers Drowning was a read outside of the realm of genres I am accustomed to and was suggested by the professor of a Public Health ethics course I took several months ago. It covers the philosophical concept of the “do-gooder” the […]
Racial Disparities in Preventative Care
Yesterday I had the opportunity to virtually attend a lecture on racial disparities in colorectal cancer screening. This was purposely scheduled to fall in line with Black History Month, which was much appreciated. One of the quotes that I have heard many times previously and still holds so much impact each time I hear it […]
