Faith Crittenden

Nov 27, 2024 | statnews.com | Jared Boyce |Faith Crittenden

Adobe Two years ago, the RSV epidemic shook pediatric hospitals across the country along with the pediatric residents in them. One of us, Faith, was a resident at the time, and she and her colleagues refer to it as the dark ages: Whether they were arriving for their morning shifts or leaving their night shifts, the number of patients they took care of would not change for weeks at a time. Hospitals were completely filled, and resources were limited.

Apr 26, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Damane Zehra |Dan Rosandich |Naomi Tweyo Nkinsi |Faith Crittenden

Recently, a very young colleague of mine who worked in the same hospital as me passed away from sudden cardiac arrest. We were shocked and deeply saddened by his death. A few days later, I met a common friend of ours who told me that he was under a lot of stress due to some family matters and work politics. He had a lot of responsibilities on his shoulders. He had a few friends and no siblings, was an introvert, and never shared what was on his mind with anyone.

Jan 25, 2024 | msmagazine.com | Faith Crittenden

Ms. Classroom wants to hear from educators and students being impacted by legislation attacking public education, higher education, gender, race and sexuality studies, activism and social justice in education, and diversity, equity and inclusion programs for our series, ‘Banned! Voices from the Classroom.’ Submit pitches and/or op-eds and reflections (between 500-800 words) to Ms. contributing editor Aviva Dove-Viebahn at [email protected]. Posts will be accepted on a rolling basis.

Jul 20, 2023 | msmagazine.com | Faith Crittenden

On July 21, the highly anticipated Barbie movie will be released—invoking many girlhood memories. But what does Barbie mean to a Black woman who was once “the Black girl”? I was first introduced to “Janet,” as well as others from the Barbie world, as a young girl in the ’90s. My girlhood involved friendships with individuals whose backgrounds, beliefs and customs differed from mine.

Jul 5, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Faith Crittenden |Lauren Joseph |Andy Cruz |Glen Jacobs

“Say her name,” “She didn’t deserve this,” and “The system failed you” were the sentiments expressed on social media by resident physicians and trainees in medicine on the death of Dr. Nakita Mortimer, an advocate, mentor, physician trainee union organizer, and Black woman resident physician who tragically ended her life on May 26, 2023.