People are always throwing around the term “care coordination” when discussing patient care and how to optimize it. I was previously taught the importance of care coordination across a patient’s providers and between the health system and the community, but I have only recently witnessed firsthand how the lack of coordination within the health system […]
There is no “I” in Team
During my rotations so far, it has become extremely evident to me that every individual in the hospital or office plays a critical role in patient care. I admire everyone’s skill base and responsibilities, and often think about how physicians would be extremely vulnerable if they worked alone like they did in the beginning stages […]
Moving & Exploring – The Lonely (but…fulfilling?) Life of a Medical Professional
Becoming a doctor has the potential to extremely lonely. It also provides opportunities to make amazing life-long friendships, don’t get me wrong! But here is how the path to becoming a doctor goes. First, you have to go to college to get an undergraduate degree. Although admission standard to get into college are getting stricter, […]