Self-care should now be your plan

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November 29, 2021

A family medicine resident sings, “Self-Care Should Now Be Your Plan.”

Lyrics:

You’ve seen lots of deaths in the hospital.
Many patients you just couldn’t save.
You did everything you could have possibly done, but the winner was the grave.
People over you showed you no sympathy,
So you began to despair.
You just needed someone to show empathy
And some time to do self-care.

The wounds you have might be deep,
But a healer’s …

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Self-care should now be your plan

Not throwing away my shot: Health care workers show confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine

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March 23, 2021

This version of “My Shot” was written and recorded by an anesthesiologist, Bryan Tischenkel, MD, to raise awareness for the COVID-19 vaccine. He wanted to show the public the confidence with which many health care workers are receiving their vaccinations daily.

We all believe in the science behind vaccination. Each patient should speak to their physician about the COVID-19 vaccine.

Not throwing away my shot: Health care workers show confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine

My Shot! A COVID vaccine adaptation

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March 13, 2021

Vax’n 8, a group of physicians from Northern California working in a variety of specialties in medicine, are proud to present “My Shot!”, a song adapted from the hit Broadway show Hamilton.

“My Shot” addresses the social, scientific, and political issues currently affecting the decision to receive the vaccine against the virus SARS-CoV-2, or COVID-19.

While we completely respect everyone’s freedom of choice, we as a group of physicians support …

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My Shot! A COVID vaccine adaptation

A brilliant song about the perils of texting and driving

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November 25, 2019

“Words Kill” is a brilliant song about the perils of texting and driving. Spread the message.

Courtesy of The Fever Breakers, a band made up of hospital employees. Their socially conscious songs are crafted in the basement of the hospital using a piano used for cancer patient music therapy and subsequently recorded in a studio.

A brilliant song about the perils of texting and driving

The inflammatory myopathies rap video you didn’t know you needed

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June 17, 2019
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Learn about the differences between polymyositis and dermatomyositis the Medcomic way.

Illustrated by Jorge Muniz and music by Neil Bobenhouse.

Image credit: Medcomic.com

The inflammatory myopathies rap video you didn’t know you needed

An awkward encounter with a hypochondriac

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April 18, 2018

A warning about examining your friend’s medical condition. Brad Nieder is a physician and comedian and can be reached at the Healthy Humorist.

An awkward encounter with a hypochondriac

This resident’s childhood friend inspired him to help other children as a physician

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August 24, 2017

“You find joy that people are doing better because of what you did for them.” #BornToHeal

Courtesy of the American Medical Association (AMA).

This resident’s childhood friend inspired him to help other children as a physician

How do we create the medical culture that is conducive to physicians’ health?

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July 18, 2017

On June 30th, a physician entered a hospital in New York City with an assault rifle. He killed one person, a physician, and wounded six others. He then set himself on fire and shot himself in the chest, dying by suicide.

I, nor anybody else, knows this man’s motives or what was going on in his head. But one detail in the story stuck out to me.

According to CNN, …

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How do we create the medical culture that is conducive to physicians’ health?

Transition from memorizing physical exam techniques to real patients

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June 20, 2017

Dr. Leon Pedell discusses how to transition from memorizing physical exam techniques to applying them with real patients to find real abnormalities. Many students have a misconception that they can forget much of what they learned in first and second year as, “low yield.” This is not the case. More than anyone else on a care team, medical students have time to perform thorough physical exams and you …

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Transition from memorizing physical exam techniques to real patients

A patient secretly records his colonoscopy. It cost this doctor her job.

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June 23, 2015

A patient undergoing a colonoscopy pressed “record” on his smartphone before being sedated, hoping to capture instructions from his physicians after the procedure.  What he heard instead was shocking: “In addition to their vicious commentary, the doctors discussed avoiding the man after the colonoscopy, instructing an assistant to lie to him, and then placed a false diagnosis on his chart.”

The incident cost his …

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A patient secretly records his colonoscopy. It cost this doctor her job.

What is a gomer? And why should you know about it?

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September 12, 2014
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Ever wonder what a “gomer” is? While certainly passé and unprofessional, does it shed light into the frustrations both doctors and patients have with end-of-life care? Emergency physician and author Brian Goldman explains the origins and use of such medical slang in his book, The Secret Language of Doctors.

What is a gomer? And why should you know about it?