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September 12, 2022 • AAWEP Section
The last two and a half years have been some of the most challenging times to work in emergency medicine. Initially, we hoped that the COVID-19 pandemic would be short-lived, but we're seeing that the...
We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco for ACEP22!
May 31, 2022 • AAWEP Section
Welcome Home! As we dive into all the places that we call home, I can’t help but think about how ACEP and AAWEP are two of my “homes.” Home isn’t always a physical structure — home can also be a place...
I can't make you!
I finished residency in 2001. Of course, that was the year of 9/11. The trauma from that incident brought fear to us all who thought we were safe in this beloved country.
I’ve attended countless wellness seminars that focus on the importance of a “work-life balance.” Even after listening to a dozen motivational speakers, the entire concept seems elusive, like an unatta...
Why is it that we stop believing that we can try — and accomplish — hard things at a certain age? As adults, we see the world for its challenges and possible downfalls, and as parents, we feel the nee...
February 10, 2022 • AAWEP Section
Hear from the current AAWEP Chair, Dr. Carrie de Moor.
In March of 2021, I was burned out and exhausted. It was tough to decipher if it was emergency medicine, my own personal traits, or my current working environment that led to my burnout. As I hit my l...
I first learned about street medicine as a medical student in Rochester, New York. At the time, Dr. Emma Lo (who is now an attending psychiatrist at Yale University) was an enthusiastic student just a...
October 1, 2021
Care, Consider, Communicate, Connect, Create. This is often my mantra when it comes to thinking about human trafficking.
My first Child was 8 months old when I started residency. I finished my first shift at 2 am with lactating breasts about to erupt through my scrub top
July 1, 2021
Mercy Hospital was one of the 9 sites in the city of Chicago that was rotated through my EM residency training program.
Earlier in my career, I was working in a rural emergency department (ED), enjoying my shift and the camaraderie that comes along with a small team of efficient rural health-care workers.
Strong women and “B words” seem to go hand-in-hand: bold, beautiful, brave, badass. Sometimes, of course, the same characteristics are all too often described with less-pleasant “B words”.
April 1, 2021
I joined a small democratic group 4 years ago. One year into my time with the group, I joined the executive committee, which consisted of a managing partner, treasurer, secretary, and an at-large memb...
A hot sauce enthusiast from South Carolina.
My Awesome colleague and boss — Leslie Simon, DO — deserves recognition as a dynamic and Amazing leader.
To say that the last twelve months have been challenging for us all is probably the understatement of the century.
August 1, 2020
This list could go on for pages and pages and pages, but what remains the same is the fact that no matter what the situation was, somehow and someway, it all worked out.
What do we do when it’s time to give a presentation or write an article?
I graduated from residency over 20 years ago, but most of the time I still think of myself as one of the “young docs.”
Wisdom!
The last several weeks I have felt up, I have felt down, I have felt too much, and at times I have felt nothing.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a cascade of chaos and suffering on a level previously unseen by this generation.