Confidence
Got a phone call.
This Is Real
Not me, I thought.
What I Wish I’d Known (II)
The middle-aged woman whined her way through minimally toxic chemotherapy.
What I Wish I’d Known (I)
The old man insisted on being driven by his house on the way from inpatient to VA rehab…
His Refrigerator
“On medication for life? No way!”
Mindful Mentorship
We, too busy to teach and really listen…
Pink Dress
It was spring.
Blister
After many days of rounding…
Getting It All
My 20s, training…
The Little-Known Epidemic
I imagine they were depressed before it all began, but unaware.
Are Physicians Responsible for Everyone’s Health?
They say we are great, trustworthy…
My Own Recharging Station: Unplugging from All of My Life Roles
Epic inbox, emails, pages, requests…
To My Daughter
When you say you want to be a physician like me…
Constant
After this year+ of…
Cockroach Rodeo
Flashbacks of a fourth-grade insect lesson…
Who’s Counting?
COVID. 2020.
Perfect Storm
Hemoptysis. Pregnant. A mystery.
Hitting Pause
Suddenly, there’s a virus that stops everything, an earthquake, and a toddler saying, “I have no breath OR steam.“
First Patient
She is looking out the window…
Miraculous
A miracle?
Grief Palliation at the Microscope
All your life…
This Room
The last time I was in this room, a patient took her last breath.
2021 | Voices from the Faculty, Front Cover
2021 | Voices from the Faculty, Introduction
Dear Reader, Our learners continue to inspire our stories collected in this second issue of Voices from the Faculty. Medical students’ eagerness “to connect and learn,” Dr. Backman writes in “Mindful Mentorship,” enables each of us to “relearn.” Our lives also are enriched by our patients. Even after 40 years as an oncologist, Dr. Buys …
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Volume 2 | 2021 Voices from the Faculty
55-word stories are just that—stories told in 55 words. The genre wascoined by Steven Moss, founder of the New Times weekly in SanLuis Obispo County, CA, which sponsored the first 55-word storycontest in 1987. Since then, many communities, including medicine,have found the form useful in telling their unique experiences. Voices from the Faculty Editorial board …