medicine

Overhead a hospitalist colleague talking to Ortho about diagnosing their sports injury

"I used to know practical medicine and not just how to temporarily stop old people from dying"

And wow, there is so much to unpack there

Building Farfessions, Phenomenon, and Betcaster

Practicing physician every other week, Dad every day, sometimes sh*tposter

It can be soul sucking, burnout is real.

Last summer I drove by a family picnic on my way to work and saw an aging grand or great-grandparent having fun with the family.

I don't know why but seeing that family gathering really got me out of a funk; reminded me why I do the job

Some of my darkest days were on the low acuity medicine floors