Although I was born during my father’s surgical residency at Madigan Army Base in Tacoma, Washington, I spent the entirety of my childhood growing up in South Carolina. I call myself what many in the South refer to as a “Bitter Southerner,” someone who takes pride in the taste of well-made shrimp and grits and […]
Do Something
I wrote a different essay for this blog several weeks ago. But after the events of the past few weeks, that essay now seems irrelevant. In the midst of a national public healthcare crisis, a new crisis has emerged, one that is as much a threat -if not more so- to the wellbeing of our […]
Humility
When I was a second-year general surgery resident, I spent the month of December on the emergency general surgery service. It was dark when I drove to work in the morning and dark when I left the hospital, and like most junior residents at that time of year, I felt overworked, over-stressed, and discouraged. Much […]