I am armed with fantastic advice from many of you, 2 more episodes of Cal N’s podcast (I know . . . somehow I find it fascinating, motivating, frustrating, and at times infuriating —…
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Hmmm. As I have mentioned, my survival mechanism right now is to focus on each day. It is absolutely a coping mechanism to zero in on habits and tasks. It can be rewarding, too.…
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I just spent 3 days on call (during the day) and they went well. I actually enjoy call when it doesn’t involve waking up at night! (Duh.) Anyway, it is time for an abrupt…
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As the years have gone by I have gotten more and more into tracking and analyzing things. In part because I am often thinking about optimizing the use of precious resources (and how do…
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The next two weekends are call weekends — for Josh, not me. I commented recently that I’m not dreading these swathes of time as much as I used to. Maybe it turns out that…
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I am going to attempt to work from home today. For the past several weeks (basically since this post), I have been into the office most days, both on clinical days AND on GME-only…
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In list form, because I’m just feeling that way today! 1- The new residents are orienting this week. Which means I have been busy! Today they will be doing things that do not require…
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I guess our call schedules and the weather do introduce some variability but otherwise there is a very consistent pattern to our weekend days. Part of me kind of likes that. I time-tracked yesterday!…
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WELL. My state’s “safe opening” did not seem to have gone as planned and we are seeing more COVID-19 in the community than ever. There was a tripling of cases over the past ~2…
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Ending this series at 100 because things are heading back to normal is . . . not looking promising. I guess it shouldn’t be terribly surprising but it’s so sad. And we may be…