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Sparkle Shoes

by Allison Lyle, MD

“Every one of these patients should terrify you,” the fellow said. I thought he was just being dramatic. 

March 18, 2021
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Clinical, Featured, Pediatrics

Living with Congenital Heart Disease Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Patient-Physician Reflection

by Joseph Burns, MD

Thinking back to January 2020, I recalled the whispers throughout the hospital of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States, mere minutes from my home institution. Aside from my perspective as a pediatrician, I was also forced to confront my own anxieties regarding exposure to this virus as an adult living with repaired congenital heart disease.

February 28, 2021
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Clinical, Featured, Housestaff Wellness, Pediatrics

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Clinical, Featured, Pediatrics

Sparkle Shoes

“Every one of these patients should terrify you,” the fellow said. I thought he was just being dramatic. 

March 18, 2021
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Clinical, Featured, Housestaff Wellness, Pediatrics

Living with Congenital Heart Disease Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Patient-Physician Reflection

Thinking back to January 2020, I recalled the whispers throughout the hospital of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States, mere minutes from my home institution....

February 28, 2021
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Art & Poetry in Medicine

Selfish

I have a child, two months old / Who needs me, more than you need me. / I hear you crying, but it is her crying.

February 12, 2021
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Clinical, Evidence-Based Medicine, Internal Medicine, Palliative Care

Early Palliative Care and End-of-Life Planning as a Primary Preventative Intervention During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has drastically increased the number of critically ill and dying patients presenting for hospitalized management of dyspnea, acute respiratory failure and other serious complications. The...

February 10, 2021
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Clinical, Family Medicine, Featured, Health Policy, Opinions

Our Acts of Freedom: A Physician-Advocate’s Perspective

On the morning of January 6, I awoke ecstatic to the news of Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff’s predicted wins in the Georgia run-off elections. To be frank,...

January 29, 2021
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Clinical, Opinions, Psychiatry

A Reflection on Autonomy and Suicide in the Face of Multicultural Religious Beliefs

Above all else, do no harm. This is a basic tenet of a physician’s oath, but this oath does not always align with the religious and cultural beliefs of each...

January 27, 2021
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Clinical, Featured, Intern Year, Internal Medicine

Internalizing Medicine: Starting Intern Year in the Time of COVID

In my home city of Washington, D.C., citizens have taken the changes brought on by COVID-19 very seriously; social distancing, masking and frequent hand hygiene are now routine. These...

January 27, 2021
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Featured, GME, Housestaff Wellness, Opinions

Do Individuals from Low-Income Families Belong in Medicine? (Yes!)

Recently, several attending physicians sparked controversy on Twitter by implying that low-income medical students or trainees should not pursue careers in medicine. While these tweets have since been deleted,...

January 27, 2021
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Featured, Opinions

It Is Right to Leave: Rank List Decisions as a Minoritized Medical Trainee

My fingers tense. Frozen not of my own accord. I want to do this, but I can’t. I need to do this, yet the anxiety grips at my mind...

January 17, 2021
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Editor-in-Chief, Featured

#Top12of2020: in-House 2020 Year in Review

Happy New Year from all of us at in-House! We are proud to announce the in-House Top 12 of 2020, our 12 most-read articles of 2020. Thank you for your readership over the...

January 1, 2021
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Columns, COVID-19: Inside the Global Epicenter

Reflections from the COVID Service — COVID-19: Inside the Global Epicenter

by Dr. Ritu Nahar, MD, internal medicine resident physician in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, written for COVID-19: Inside the Global Epicenter: Personal Accounts from NYC Frontline Healthcare Providers by Krutika Parasar...

November 27, 2020
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Featured, Opinions

The Unspoken

I have finally had enough. As a health care provider, COVID-19 brought about a lot of uncertainty and many changes in preparation for what might unfold. But over the...

November 27, 2020
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