Author: Jon Zaid
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Resident Perspective: Volunteering at a Testing Site
This is the continuation of a series of journal entries depicting what it’s like to be a part of the COVID pandemic from the medicine resident perspective. With my office hours consolidated and no longer attending morning and noon teaching conferences, I find myself wanting to get back in…
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Resident Perspective: My Biggest Fear
This is the continuation of a series of journal entries depicting what it’s like to be a part of the COVID pandemic from the medicine resident perspective. Monday, April 6th Aside from the very real concerns over lack of personal protective equipment (PPE), ICU beds, and ventilators, I believe that…
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Resident Perspective: Ready or not, time for telehealth
This is the continuation of a series of journal entries depicting what it’s like to be a part of the COVID pandemic from the medicine resident perspective. Wednesday, April 1st Medicine residents work in the hospital as well as the outpatient office. Cleared to go back to work, I’m scheduled…
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Resident Perspective: waiting for test results
This is the continuation of a series of journal entries depicting what it’s like to be a part of the COVID pandemic from the medicine resident perspective. Sunday, March 29th Although I’m a resident and I’m able to access my own medical chart through the electronic medical record, I’m not…
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Resident Perspective: Who is “Essential”?
This is the continuation of a series of journal entries depicting what it’s like to be a part of the COVID pandemic from the medicine resident perspective. Friday, March 27th I’m not having any symptoms at all at this point, really itching to get back to work. All residents have…
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Resident Perspective: It Begins
This is the continuation of a series of journal entries depicting what it’s like to be a part of the COVID pandemic from the medicine resident perspective. Wednesday, March 25th Today was my first day of quarantine and now I feel like I’m a part of society. In the prior…
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Resident Perspective, cont’d
This is the continuation of a series of journal entries depicting what it’s like to be a part of the COVID pandemic from the medicine resident perspective. Tue March 24th 2020 I couldn’t sleep. I knew I would have to get tested in the morning. I called our occupational…
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Resident Perspective
I was encouraged by my wife to keep a journal for thoughts and feelings surrounding the developing coronavirus pandemic because I may be able to offer a unique perspective as a resident in medicine who is also a new parent and attempting to overcome fear of the unknown and what’s…
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Big Pharma: Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the Game
Martin Shkreli is a man I admire in an odd sort of way. The recent controversy involving Mr. Shkreli and his price hike of the toxoplasmosis drug, Daraprim, seems to have caused misguided furor towards the 32-year-old CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals. He may epitomize a major problem with the pharmaceutical…
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Anti-Vaxxers: Why Medical Students Aren’t Being Trained to Weigh-in
With increasing frequency I have been asked by friends and well-wishers about how “anti-vaxxers” are being broached by my medical school professors. Simply put, we aren’t being taught anything on the matter. This is insight on how future physicians are being groomed to handle public misinformation and media outcry. Obviously…
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