Health systems must work not only to protect a patient’s corporeal health but their financial health as well. In the United States, bankruptcies related to healthcare are the top cause of such filings and in 2011 about a third of U.S. families were either struggling to pay medical bills or defaulting on their payments. Logically, […]
Working in the Intensive Care Unit
For the past four weeks, I have worked in the intensive care unit (ICU) as a requirement for my medical school’s fourth-year graduation coursework. Although I was a bit nervous about working in the ICU, I am so thankful for all the learning that has come from this rotation. The ICU for those that might […]
The Importance of Personal Relationships in Medicine
This was my first week on my general neurology rotations. In addition to encountering the always fascinating variety of neuropathophysiology ,this was a week that firmly underscored how important personal relationships continue to be to the work of caring for patients. Various aspects of this reality were all centered into a single case. The first […]
