Educational Episodes
New notions inspired by students and trainees.
Dr. Poppins
“In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun” includes the geriatric consult service.
Quincke's legacy
It's all you ever wanted to know about hereditary angioedema but were afraid to ask.
Techie or Luddite?
Don't tell the robot overlords, but sometimes a book can be useful.
Audience archetypes
Two frequent conference speakers offer their taxonomy of attendees.
Irony
An intern and an attending try to iron out a misunderstanding.
De-Mentored
Learn how not to mentor.
Newman's handy-dandy recommendation letter
A tongue-in-cheek template for handling recommendation requests.
Simulation and reality
The author recounts his mother's career as a simulated patient.
Dusty grapes
When planning a conference, you can't please everyone.
Pimp my service
I should have been more nervous. Everyone else on the service was.
Write it up
The source of my tension on this particular day was Karin, the incredibly intense fourth-year medical student rounding with me.