Last week in the pulmonology clinic, one of the physicians called out to me down the hallway. He said he needed his annual PPD placed and I was going to be the one to do it. So he gathered the supplies – a vial of tuberculin and two needles – and we headed into an […]
Improve Access to Care for Psychiatric Patients
Psychiatry is definitely a field that is very under staffed and under-appreciated. There is a variety of solutions to address this issue, some practical and others not so much. Here are two that are interesting to consider: One solution would be to increase the exposure medical students and residents have to psychiatry and psychiatric interviewing. […]
Being on Call
While on neurology, I took overnight call during my two weeks on inpatient ward service. Since I had only ever done trauma and acute general surgery call in the past, I wasn’t sure how busy it would really be. I had already worked that entire day and thus, the prospect of staying at the hospital […]
