Mallory Grove

Jul 25, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Brittany Panico |Heather Kristin Schopper |Mallory Grove |Danielle Pigneri

Practicing medicine is nothing short of variety. No two patients are alike and rarely do our patients follow treatment algorithms exactly. Some may still say this is the “art” of what we tap into as clinicians. I enjoy that I get to see patients for one complaint and diagnose them with something that unifies several other complaints they have. I feel like I “do” something when I start a treatment, because the conditions and symptoms I treat as a rheumatologist are tangible.

May 20, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | David Benjamin |Casey Paul Schukow |Kymberley Armstrong |Mallory Grove

There are more cancer types than there are organ systems, but, according to Hollywood, there is essentially just “Cancer.” Capital C. Period. Cancer-inflicted characters on the silver screen also primarily face just one outcome: Death. This usually follows a montage of chemotherapy treatments that leave movie stars bald and purple under the eyes. There is no targeted immunotherapy in Hollywood. No clinical trials. No genomic medicine.

May 20, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Casey Paul Schukow |David Benjamin |Kymberley Armstrong |Mallory Grove

I read two articles recently that shook me. The first article was from the U.K. and it explored survey data comparing the effectiveness of common well-being interventions in 46,336 health care workers from 233 organizations. These interventions included assistance programs, counselors, mindfulness training, resilience/stress management training, and well-being apps.

Apr 8, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Alexander T. Yahanda |Lisa Belisle |Mallory Grove

I was lucky enough recently to attend several functions with friends of mine from across the country. Given the hours of residency, I hadn’t seen some of them in years. Most of the people at these get-togethers were not in the medical field.

Apr 4, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Lisa Belisle |Mallory Grove |Vincent Myers

On my second day of intern year, I took call for the first time. I was alone in the hospital with a thick stack of patient lists, a phone, a pager, and a stomach of anxiety, covering four services. I was quickly swamped with consults from all directions, nursing calls I couldn’t immediately answer, and questions from patients and family members that I didn’t know how to navigate. I cried on my way home.