12/18/21 Please hug your loved ones. ❤️ Reach out to your neighbors. Hold each other close. Watch out for others. Ask if they’re ok, and listen, really listen, to their answer. It takes a village. 💕 After the postpartum death of a Minneapolis doctor, it takes a village to feed her son Sharing in memory … More It Takes A Village
Physician suicide, 7/22/21 “I’m very sad to share the loss of beloved Family Medicine Physician, Radhika Lal Snyder. Radhika died by suicide on July 4th and her loss is a profound shock to all who know and love her. She died 3 days before she was scheduled to go back to work from maternity leave. … More This Must Stop.
On June 5, 2021, I had the opportunity to attend an absolutely incredibly inspirational & knowledge-filled session with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor! As Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor zoomed with us, 60+ women physicians participating in Dr. Sunny Smith’s Empowering Women Physicians program, she challenged us to embrace our uniqueness, our individualities, our passions, our experiences, … More Change Makers
4/20/21 #GeorgeFloyd May we learn from the past & create a future filled with kindness, justice, inclusivity, & awareness. May we treat each other with respect, embrace, & honor our differences, & stand together for #Justice. #TogetherWeCAN #BeTheChange #BlackLivesMatter #BeAnAlly
Happy National Physicians Week 2021‼️..To all of the AMAZING PHYSICIANS out there – this week was created to CELEBRATE YOU‼️🎉 🙌 🥂..We took an oath to #DoNoHarm..We put our #PatientsFirstAlways..We are DRIVEN, RESILIENT, CARING, BRAVE, AUTHENTIC, & UNIQUE…We BELIEVE in SCIENCE & Evidence Based Medicine…We BELIEVE #VaccinesWork & #VaccinesSaveLives…We trust in the #COVID19vaccine & BELIEVE … More National Physicians Week, March 25-31
2/28/21 This morning I find myself reflecting on what it really means to be a physician, to practice the art & science of medicine. Our why. Our purpose. Why we strive to help and heal. What drives us to constantly do more with less, push on despite being knocked down time & time again? Persistently … More Reflections
May we all live by the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. May we honor, accept, & embrace our differences. May we teach our children acceptance, for “The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater … More Sharing some thoughts, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
* Article published in Physician Outlook Magazine on 12/27/2020: https://www.physicianoutlook.com/articles/roadmap-independence Over the past 25 years I’ve witnessed the birth of “Healthcare”. When younger, I was often asked, “Do you want to be a doctor when you grow up”? I’d answer, “No, I don’t want to take care of sick people for the rest of my … More A Roadmap to Independence