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I Feel Things.

StorytellERdoc

I simply wanted to pull you into my world, through my words, to focus on obscure life and ER moments that possessed a level of rawness and realness that connected you and I as fellow human beings. The emergency department where I have worked for 22 years as an ER physician is busier than it's ever been. I got over a million hits.

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Be Good. Do Good.

StorytellERdoc

I asked, thinking about how amazing our case managers in our ER were. Many of you out there have received a random text, a phone call, a book in the mail, a gift card, or a compliment from me (sorry, no revealing selfies). Although I knew a lot of his needs were beyond what I could offer, I still had to ask. "Do

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A Decade of Blogging!

Aspiring Minority Doctor

Somehow in between all the operating, I was even able to submit an academic book chapter and keep up with my academics as well. I definitely had some great cases and got more comfortable managing complex trauma repairs on my own in the ER and trauma bay, so I can't complain.

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My favorite public health and health care books of 2024

Common Sense Family Doctor

Five moving memoirs and five more outstanding nonfiction titles comprise this year's 10th annual list of my favorite health books, listed alphabetically by title below. The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER , by Thomas Fisher 3. Hope this list helps with your holiday shopping! ** 1.

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Corona Together

StorytellERdoc

Being an ER physician facing this dilemma on the front lines of a large emergency and trauma center, I am also bearing witness to the more daunting picture of this dilemma--the mental and physical effects Covid-19 is having on our patients as well as on all of us. Four, don't underestimate the power of a good book and a great song.

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An ER doc reflects on life, death and uncertainty in the early days of COVID-19

NPR Health - Shots

His new book is Code Gray. Farzon Nahvi spent the first few months of the pandemic as an emergency room physician in Manhattan. He talks about trying to improvise treatments during that time.

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Music as Medicine: Jenny Chen, Tyler Jorgensen, & Theresa Allison

GeriPal

I’m originally an ER physician. I’d been doing ER medicine for over a decade when I went back to palliative fellowship. What’s your favorite book? There’s a small book called Music and Creativity in Healthcare Settings written by Hilary Moss. She has a new book coming out, but keep going.

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