One of the unfortunate aspects of physician training is that although we spend countless years and dollars learning how to become competent clinical decision-makers, there aren’t many lessons on financial management. As new attendings, we have “financial advisors” pitching us investment ideas and portfolio management with fees. We also have…
Code blues requiring advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) can be anxiety-ridden for anyone. This post will not discuss the actual algorithms but what I call the “3 Cs” of running a good code – calm, confidence, communication.
Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (ACTA) is a one year fellowship following the completion of an anesthesiology residency. The application process is run by San Francisco Match (SFMatch) and begins in November of the applicant’s CA-2 year.
Critical Care Anesthesiology (CCA) is a one year fellowship following the completion of an anesthesiology residency. The application process is run by San Francisco Match (SFMatch) and begins in November of the applicant’s CA-2 year.
As an intensivist working in COVID ICUs, the unfortunate reality is that many of my patients have died from complications related to COVID-19. At some point during this pandemic, there was a concern that physicians were attributing many deaths to “presumed” COVID-19, and that this was inflating the true mortality…
In this YouTube video, I demonstrate how to use Pixelmator Pro, a robust yet inexpensive image editor for MacOS, to remove the background from images so they blend in better with PowerPoint templates.
When fallible healthcare providers practice an imperfect science like medicine, mistakes are inevitable no matter how many protocols, checklists, or measures are in place. Some estimates suggest ~ 100,000 patients die yearly from medical errors. There are processes which aim to identify how errors occur and potential changes that could…
During my ICU fellowship, in addition to reviewing all the orders during rounds, I also questioned the frequency of labs. Just because a patient is admitted to the hospital (especially an ICU) does NOT mean they need daily blood counts, metabolic profiles, coagulation assays, etc. In my opinion, this is…
After 10+ years of asking professors/attending physicians to write letters of recommendation (LOR) for various applications and positions, I have now become the letter writer! I recently completed my first recommendation for a medical student going into anesthesiology residency, and learned some important things in the process.
As a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist, I’m accustomed to meeting patients for the first time less than an hour before large cardiac and thoracic surgeries. During these encounters, I have a finite amount of time to explain my anesthetic plan, establish expectations, justify my goals, answers questions, and garner rapport before proceeding…