“You’re a resident?” “Yeah, I’m a pediatrician and psychiatrist.” “So you’re in medical school?” “I already graduated, I’m a doctor.” “Wait, pediatricians do kid stuff, right? What’s a psychiatrist again?” “I prescribe medication for mental illness.” “So you’re a psychologist?” “No, but I do therapy.” “Cool, I need a therapist!” (After this, so do I.)
First Date No. 3, Literature by Kristen Durbin, MD
Kristen Durbin, MD
Triple Board
Kristen is a fourth-year Triple Board (pediatrics/adult psychiatry/child psychiatry) resident navigating her identities as a person and physician through writing and reflective practice.
Voices from the Housestaff:
2023, "Moving dirt"
2023, "Space"
2023, "Building rapport"
2022, "Directions"
2022, "First Date No. 3"
2022, "Notes on PPE"
Voices from the Residents:
2021, "point A to point B"
2021, "Despair"
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