She materializes on screen in her usual sunny spot, but her kind face has lost its warmth, the void tangible across miles between my screen and hers. We wonder how to rekindle that brightness, to keep her safe.
Later, we meet in a blinding fluorescent room. She takes my hand. “Thank you for being here.”
Building rapport, 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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