Marjorie Ordene

May 30, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Marjorie Ordene |Brittany Panico |Abraham Kim |Rajiv Vasudevan

The emotional bond I establish with my patients may be the most important tool in my toolkit. It goes without saying that my patients must have confidence in my medical competence and knowledge. But in order for them to feel comfortable communicating to me their deepest concerns, they must feel an emotional connection as well. Recently a young woman, Marilyn, came to me with the unusual complaint, “The trouble is my qi.” It took me a while to figure out what she meant.

May 30, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Brittany Panico |Marjorie Ordene |Abraham Kim |Rajiv Vasudevan

Every day feels the same. Stuck in the grind, spinning around and around in the hamster wheel. See a patient, write the note, close the chart, on to the next. Then answer messages, refill prescriptions, fill out forms, and hide from the endless questions from my office staff about what I want to do for the patient who has called three times already that day. As a young attending, I felt stuck. Many of us feel stuck. Medicine is not at all what we thought we signed up for as medical students.

Jan 17, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | helen CHEN |Hailey Roumimper |Chris van Eyck |Marjorie Ordene

52 Hours in the ED: When a Physician Becomes a Family Member“I’m not feeling well.”Little did I know that such a statement would radically change our lives. My partner and I would emerge on the other side with a completely overhauled approach to our health and with new revelations on how different the patient experience was from our previous notions. But before all that, here I was leaving for work. My partner had mentioned that something was not feeling right.

Jan 17, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Hailey Roumimper |Chris van Eyck |Marjorie Ordene |Lynne Lederman

“I’ve decided to leave this program at the end of the year, and I’m going to re-enter the Match this cycle to apply to a different specialty.” I was sitting in front of my program director in his office. My heart was thudding in my chest, and my voice sounded distant. I clasped my hands and made an effort to maintain even eye contact. My program director was incredibly gracious and supportive. I didn’t know what speciality I’d be switching into yet. That was a problem to be solved later.

Jan 16, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Chris van Eyck |Marjorie Ordene |Lynne Lederman |Dara Baker

Friday was typical, with an accumulation of unread messages piling up throughout the day. Most of these were simple requests for appointments, medication refills, or changes in pharmacy. However, there was a message from an Officer Daniels, which I opened as I got ready to leave the office. Many times, these messages are simply for security clearances, or background checks, which can be dealt with on the next business day. This message simply read, “Officer Daniels here.