Joy Westerman

1 month ago | opmed.doximity.com | Joy Westerman |Emily Johnson |Michael Kirsch |Chris van Eyck

In 2024, Op-Med published more than 400 essays from Doximity members, who shared the good, the bad, the sad, the funny, and everything else that comes with working in medicine. It is from this group of writers that we bring you this year’s winners of the Op-Med Awards.

Apr 18, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Joy Westerman |Corinne Carland |Soubhana Asif |Chris van Eyck

When uttering the word “poetry” to clinicians, expect some scoffs. In medicine, clinicians tend to think of language in terms of clinical documentation and reading in terms of scientific articles; thus, the pursuit of a poetic practice or education can feel unfounded at best, anathema to scientific thinking at worst.

Jan 25, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Alex Koo |Teresa Samson |Jennifer Boyle |Joy Westerman

Three Ways Physicians Can Actually Practice MindfulnessStress seems to be a given with being a physician or APP. We feel directly responsible for the health of our patients and – for many of us – tie our identities to a diagnostician, a healer, an advocate. We stay late to help resuscitate a critically ill patient at shift change. We help educate a patient on their antihypertensives while doing drop-off at school.

Jun 26, 2023 | opmed.doximity.com | Ann Beach |Ryan McCormick |Diana Halloran |Joy Westerman

Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. My annual physical exam took an unexpected turn yesterday. My long-time regular doctor had moved away, so I was seeing a new-to-me internist in the same large multispecialty group. After she introduced herself, I told her I should probably let her know that I’m a pediatric hospitalist. “That just means I don’t know any adult medicine,” I cracked. “Oh God,” she replied, “I hate the hospital.

Feb 16, 2023 | opmed.doximity.com | Daniela Arango Isaza |Sarah Samaan |Joy Westerman

Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. I hate moving. It’s the actual worst. Every time I do it, I swear I will never do it again, I will hire someone to do it, or I will just throw everything out. As a medical professional, it’s assumed that you will have to move at some point. Medical training forces us to move where the jobs are. In 2021, 8% of Americans moved, compared to 25% of physicians who move in the early years of their career.