This Physician Won the KevinMD Big Burnout Sweepstakes. Here’s Why.
TWITTER – The social media giant was abuzz today when news broke that John Roberts, a primary care physician from Sioux Falls, SD, had...
July Intern: ‘Potassium is Either 4 or 14’
KEARNEY, NE - Residency is full of minute details and keeping these all together is hard when you're just starting out. So no surprise...
New Ophthalmology Intern Not Sure How to Spell Ophthalmology
IOWA CITY, IA - It was a rough start to the year for first-year ophthalmology resident Tony Beamer, who was recently caught trying to spell "ophthalmology," the name of...
Fancy Medical Terms and What They Really Mean
Nurses and doctors use fancy words to communicate and sound smart before patients, families and each other. Having spent most of his adult life...
The Joint Commission Now Encourages Coffee At Nursing Stations, Mortality Rates Plummet
The Joint Commission (JC) has abruptly reversed their ban on caffeinated drinks at physician and nursing workstations in light of new evidence that caffeine...
The Difference Between White Clouds & Black Clouds
Have you ever been labeled a white cloud or a black cloud by your friends and colleagues, and wondered what that meant?
A white cloud...
Hasbro Unveils Innovative Medical Teaching Tools: Mr. Rectum and Ms. Pelvis
PAWTUCKET, RI - In response to the paucity of volunteers for critical physical exam instruction, the Council on Undergraduate Medical Education (CUME) has partnered...
STAT Officially Means “Maybe”
BIRMINGHAM, AL - Ever wonder why your 8 AM stat blood draw hasn’t been done even though it’s now 7 PM the next day? ...
Meet Dr. Babinski, or Dr. Tickles
SOMEWHERE IN NEW JERSEY - Don Babinski changed the medical world. One of the biggest proponents of tickling patients, Dr. Babinski published over 35 articles...
New Surgical Jason Masks Loved by Nurses, Doctors
CRYSTAL LAKE - Nurses, doctors, and other health care practitioners across the nation have announced their overwhelming support for the newly-redesigned surgical masks or Jason...














