Letizia Alto

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.