Michelle Finkel

Mar 7, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Teresa Samson |Lauren Grawert |Abraham Kim |Michelle Finkel

My husband unpacks my lunch the same way my mother used to unpack my lunch after school. He deduces how my day went based on what items are eaten and which are left. The snacks, of course, are always gone. He regularly puts my untouched lunch back into the fridge for the next day, but my breakfast, I tell him proudly, I did finally eat around noon once the hunger finally kicked in. As a resident, I know I am hypocritical for those eating habits.

Mar 6, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Lauren Grawert |Abraham Kim |Michelle Finkel |Manav Singla

We all have patients who are more challenging than others. You see their names on your schedule, and you moan quietly while taking a deep breath. Sometimes the stress starts before the first visit. Then you read their chief complaint — and it’s something like “need early refill on my Xanax and Adderall.” The heartburn starts. Every specialty has its fair share of challenging patients.

Mar 5, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Abraham Kim |Michelle Finkel |Manav Singla |Russell Hopp

'Overwhelming Demand': Most Physicians Say the Job Market Is StrongThe physician job market appears to be strong for many specialties amid a somewhat unsettled economy, based on the results of a Doximity poll of 2,482 physicians.

Mar 5, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Michelle Finkel |Manav Singla |Russell Hopp |Maria Luz Lara-Marquez

While of late the college admissions process has been under scrutiny for a lack of transparency, medical school admissions are arguably even more opaque: Poor communication, lack of clarity about selection criteria, and required supplementary applications that generate income for schools create a chaotic process, leading to applicant anxiety.

Jan 20, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Arthur Lazarus |Adam Lieber |Leonard Wang |Michelle Finkel

I read an essay advocating the disclosure of personal trauma on medical school applications as a means of overcoming stigma and taboo often associated with rape and other forms of trauma. The authors lamented that a culture of silence persists in medicine despite movements such as #MeToo. They concluded: “We, as physicians, have a duty to reduce shame to promote recovery in both our patients and in ourselves.”Not all readers were in agreement.