Tag: Health
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I Got a Free Colonoscopy at PGH
March brings with it memories of my dad, and thoughts of youth in spring. Now in my almost 30s, I finally got screened for colon cancer. Prevention and early detection are key!
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FCM Residency: Sinag 2024
Padayon, carry on, and congratulations to this year’s graduating batch of residents and fellows! A toast to the dreams and challenges to come.
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Why Family and Community Medicine – #WONCAAPR2024
The art and science of family medicine exist in the relationships we build…
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Best left unlearned
How often have you used “the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell” in clinical practice? I’m curious.
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2024 in Books: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End – Atul Gawande
Like life and death, and all the hard conversations in between, this book is for everyone.
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Just another day at the clinic
My instincts as a granddaughter itched.
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One must not imagine Sisyphus happy, and other thoughts while rotating in Internal Medicine
The answer to Sisyphus isn’t despair, or stoic acceptance of our futile reality. It’s revolt.
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from womb to tomb (and the before, during and after of compassionate care)
Also known as my two months in urban community then palliative care.
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ASMPH MD/MBA: In the business of saving lives
Nothing beats the experience of being in the thick of actual patient care.