Category: Residency
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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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