Undermining Planned Parenthood in Texas

Physician
September 20, 2012

Last year, Texas legislature attempted to pass a bill that would halt all funding for the Women’s Health Program, a Medicaid associated program that provides annual exams and contraception for all reproductive age women that qualify, simply because Planned Parenthood participated in the Women’s Health Program.  This puts programs such as where I work in a bind.   The funding is in serious jeopardy of being eliminated completely.

According to the Texas …

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Undermining Planned Parenthood in Texas

Taking care of patients is a great honor

Physician
February 26, 2012

As my husband and I try and make a long term financial plan for paying off my almost $200,000 in loans from medical school, I sit here wondering, why did I pay 200 grand so that I can get peed on, pooped on, bled on, screamed at and sworn at? I’ve delivered a baby without gloves on (it was an emergency).  I’ve been kicked so hard I almost fell off …

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Taking care of patients is a great honor

Tips for medical students entering intern year

Medical Education
June 8, 2011

As intern year winds down and all of the giddy 4th year medical students are shelling out 200 dollars to rent that a robe for one day of pomp and circumstance, all of us interns are impatiently waiting for the fresh meat to arrive.

Having just experienced every single emotion under the psychological rainbow this year, I am going to give a …

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Tips for medical students entering intern year

Medical resident superstition and black clouds

Medical Education
October 22, 2010

This month of my intern year, I am covering night float for the private hospital.  Compared to the massive county hospital teeming with laboring patients, churning at all hours of the day and night, the private practice pace is meant to be a luxury for interns seeking respite.  And for the most part, life has been pretty nice.

This week however, has been nothing less than hell.  One night, I was …

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Medical resident superstition and black clouds