Browsing the archives for the narrative category
In my new role as one of the directors of an internal medicine training program, I help select new interns out of medical school for the three year training stint of residency. At the end of residency, many graduates go on to subspecialty fellowships, another two to four year period of intensive training in fields [...]
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I want to express my appreciation for many blessings: Family, health, a new community, meaningful work, and sustenance: from the earth, our colleagues, trainees and friends old and new. I am reposting an essay about a how the simple act of daily thanks transformed a man’s life for the better. [...]
Mr. Alexander, a retired cop, was 73 when I became his doctor. His previous physician had left our practice. The diagnoses listed in his chart included high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and high cholesterol; all were well managed on appropriate medication. “Any problems?” I asked. “Nope. Feeling good,” he replied. I asked about his [...]
As many readers know, GlassHospital has pulled up stakes in the Windy City in pursuit of new adventures out on the plains. We are leaving the friendly confines of the University of Chicago, our neighborhood in Hyde Park, and family and friends. We will be joining the faculty at the University of Oklahoma School of [...]
Those of you that like to see behind the veil of medical care in the U.S. will enjoy the new book by Dr. David Ansell: County: Life, Death, and Politics at Chicago’s Public Hospital. Ansell began internship at Cook County Hospital in 1978. He stayed there seventeen years. Along the way, he got involved in [...]