Ask a July 1st Medicine Intern
Dear July 1st Medicine Intern,
I’ve been wheezing a little bit more over the past few days and I’m worried that my asthma is starting...
Seasoned ICU Nurse Forces Interns to Hand Over Computer Password to Correctly Enter Orders
CHATTANOOGA, TN – Veteran ICU nurse, Susan Billings, has been working in the ICU for over 25 years now and she is fed up with inaccurate...
ACGME Approves New Consultology Fellowship
Chicago, I.L. In this long-due announcement, the ACGME has approved a new Consultology Fellowship. While Consultology has been informally practiced by hospitalists for several...
Intern Determined Not to Have Medical Decision-Making Capacity
ANN ARBOR, MI - For several days medical intern Brent Hammock appeared very confused. He had lucid moments now and again, but he was...
Urology Resident Leaves Husband After Sizing Up the Competition
WHITE PLAINS, NY - Unfortunately we have to report on another sad tale of how graduate medical education can take a toll on families. It seems that...
Intern Forgets to Write “Appreciate GI’s Recs” in Patient Note, GI Fellow Inconsolable
BOSTON, MA - In what can only be described as a quagmire of apology emails, face-to-face meetings, and sensitivity seminars, the fallout from Robbie...
Internist Trampled to Death by Herd of Wild Zebras
ST. LOUIS, MO - Sad news today as a local internal medicine physician was trampled to death by a herd of wild zebras while...
Tips: How to Treat a Pager That Keeps Going Off Like It Has Seizures
Sadly, despite all the technological advances we've made, a good portion of health care professionals still carry an object as archaic and arguably less...
ACGME Caps Neurosurgery Residency Hours to 80 Hours Per Day
In a surprising change in culture, the ACGME, in collaboration with the World Health Organization and several other human rights groups, have decided to...
If You Give An Attending Your Pen
Twitter sensation @McSassyMD brings you a classic story of friendship, residency, and pens.