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Christian and Physician in Fishbowl

by Edwin | Aug 10, 2019 | Emergistan and Medicine, Faith, hope and love | 0 |

Christian and Physician in Fishbowl I hate, hate, hate confrontation. It’s...

No, You Won’t Lose Your Skills in Rural Emergency Care

by Edwin | Jul 31, 2019 | Emergistan and Medicine | 1 |

I hear it all the time. Young resident physicians are taught it. It infects our...

Anamnesis: A New Blog by Medpage About the Physician Experience. This episode featuring me!

by Edwin | Jul 15, 2019 | Emergistan and Medicine | 0 |

Medpage is launching a new blog today, titled Anamnesis. Have a listen, or read the text. I’m in this one, discussing the emotions and experience of a medical malpractice suit. Kind of ‘stream of...

Hold Them But Don’t Hold Them; Guidelines for Psychiatric Patients in the ER

by Edwin | Jul 10, 2019 | Emergistan and Medicine | 0 |

Updated guidelines on managing the mentally ill: Dear Emergency Providers, We...

In the Emergency Room, Danger is Ever Present

by Edwin | Jul 9, 2019 | Emergistan and Medicine, Greenville News Column | 0 |

In The Emergency Room, Danger is Ever Present My most recent column in the Greenville News. Life in the ER is getting increasingly perilous for staff. ...

Let’s Give Those New Residents a Little Credit…

by Edwin | Jul 4, 2019 | Emergistan and Medicine | 0 |

Maybe July 1st in the hospital isn’t so dangerous after all. Every year...

‘Nurses Keep Doctors From Killing Patients?’ Uh, no.

by Edwin | Jun 15, 2019 | Emergistan and Medicine | 0 |

I was talking to a college student recently. This student wants to become a physician or PA (Physician Assistant). Said student reported to me that a nurse, in NP school, was talking with her...

There is Evil in the World

by Edwin | Jun 8, 2019 | Emergistan and Medicine, Faith, hope and love | 2 |

There is Evil in the World! If you ask people if there is evil in the world, a lot of them will smile politely at such an obviously Medieval (or Neanderthal) view of the world. Which, of course, is a bit of an...

Shadowing in Health Care

by Edwin | Jun 5, 2019 | Emergistan and Medicine | 0 |

Job shadowing is a long-standing tradition. High schools often have dedicated shadowing days, during which students can come and spend time with people working in careers that the...

Mathematics of Physician

by Edwin | Jun 5, 2019 | Emergistan and Medicine | 0 |

Here is a summary of the mathematics of being a physician. College x 4 years + Medical school x 4 years + Residency x 3-7 years ___________________ Physician Now: Physician Provider That is all. ...