I mentioned in a previous blog post that medicine is my calling. For me, that means it is something I want to do even if I weren’t paid to do it. I have put that to the test several times while volunteering at bush hospitals in Chad (Central Africa) and at a refugee camp in […]
How We Die (part 3)
In this last post on death, I would be remiss if I didn’t discuss the economic implications of end of life care. This is a controversial topic, and too often this issue devolves into political posturing of “death panels” and “big government.” However, the point I would like to make on this issue is not […]
How We Die (part 2)
American healthcare doesn’t do a good job of planning for death. I would also argue it doesn’t do a good job of accepting death. If you go to your gynecologist, they’ll ask you if you’ve thought about getting pregnant and how you’d like to manage that possibility. How many times has a physician asked you […]
