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Jan 22, 2024 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Ryan Richman |Jessica Reeves |Jasmine Haraburda
I'm not sure how Klax made its way into my home. Given my parents and their general vibe, it was probably because it was "like Tetris, but cheaper." Essentially that's what the game is, although the differences with Tetris are the key features for the ED. Basically Klax is a place-falling-things-in-order game. The concept is simple: catch tiles and place them onto the board to make patterns and clear rows of tiles. If you fail, you lose. A well run ED shift is very similar to a puzzle game.
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Jan 22, 2024 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Jessica Reeves |Jasmine Haraburda |Aditya Jain |Rosemarie Pitsch
Do Women in Medicine Spend Too Much Time on Nonpromotable Tasks? Nonpromotable tasks are particularly common among women in medicine, with over three-fourths spending more than 10% of their work time on these tasks, according to a Doximity poll of 649 women conducted in August 2023.
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Jan 18, 2024 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Jessica Reeves |Jasmine Haraburda |Aditya Jain |helen CHEN
I have spent the bulk of my career working in a rural area. There have been chronic shortages of clinicians, but never shortages of patients. I’ve seen a variety of tactics used to bridge the gap — locum tenens, hiring bonuses, student loan repayments. I have even seen the creation of a family medicine residency to offset the staffing issues in the short term with resident physicians, and (fingers crossed) in the longer term with those residents staying in the area after completing residency.
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Jan 18, 2024 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Jasmine Haraburda |Aditya Jain |helen CHEN |Hailey Roumimper
“You know, walking is one of the best things you can do for your health,” the dermatology resident that I was shadowing nonchalantly mentioned as they typed out notes for our patient, Mr. B. There was a pause, then “that might be a bit hard, Doc,” Mr. B replied. We both turned to look at Mr. B, my face flushing as I suddenly noticed his walker resting against the examination table.
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Diana Halloran |Chloe Lee |Jasmine Haraburda |Letizia Alto
Edwin Rowan was born in Ireland. He was the boxing champion of his weight class at 14 years old, and was my grandfather. He was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma when I was beginning my third year of medical school — stepping foot into clinical medicine for the first time in my new white coat.
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Chloe Lee |Jasmine Haraburda |Letizia Alto |Sara Khan
I recall a particularly tense interaction on my surgery rotation in medical school. The sub-intern on our team, a dedicated classmate of mine, was instructed to carry the call pager one Friday afternoon, to the undue chagrin of the team’s NP. With an irritated toss of her hair, eyes rolling with exasperation, the NP snappily handed off the pager to our sub-intern.
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Oct 24, 2023 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Jenna Colturi |Jasmine Haraburda |Letizia Alto |Sara Khan
85% of Physicians Are Concerned About Online PrivacyEighty-five percent of physicians are concerned about a patient finding their personal information online, according to a poll of 2,056 physicians in May 2023. With information increasingly available online, and physicians growing their digital presence, digital privacy and safety risks may need to be managed. Prior to the pandemic, a survey of U.S. physicians showed that 23% reported being personally attacked on social media.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Jasmine Haraburda |Letizia Alto |Sara Khan |Diana Rangaves
I was sitting in a stiff wooden dorm chair, watching my peers clip away at colored 8 x 12 sheets from across the table. In fat Crayola markers, we scribbled iterations of “Happy Thanksgiving” and traced our hands in the vague resemblance of turkeys. We were making cards for children at a local hospital to help them celebrate the holidays. Although the intention sounded kind on paper, I remember thinking how silly this felt ... even though I was the one leading the volunteer event.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Letizia Alto |Sara Khan |Diana Rangaves |Jasmine Haraburda
In recent years, doctors and health care professionals have started creating additional sources of income outside of working in medicine. One of the prominent trends has been investing in income-generating rental real estate. But why invest in real estate over alternative ways to bring in more income? There are, I think, six common reasons that many doctors and health care workers are choosing real estate investing over traditional investing methods and other side gigs.
