By Chee-Chee Stucky The term “Tiger Mom” has been overused in the last decade, but I had a true Tiger Mom before the term was even a thing. My mom—a Chinese immigrant from Taiwan—wanted her k...
By Allison Letica-Kriegel and Erika Rangel From a young age, I wanted to be a doctor. First a veterinarian, then a pediatrician, and finally a surgeon. I think, actually, I’ve always identified a...
By Erin King-Mullins What do you do when you are a physician and your loved one falls ill? It’s a paralyzing feeling to have someone you love hospitalized when you can’t direct their care, espe...
By Eanas Yassa Being a female surgeon - how do i get this right? Don’t be too happy, patients think you don’t understand the seriousness of their problem Don’t be too serious, patients think yo...
By Rachel Salinas The first code blue that I ever witnessed was called on my grandfather during my third year of medical school. He had been in the ICU for seven weeks after there were unexpected com...
By Cheryl Zogg 2020 has been… a year, and yet, like any other year, as this particular year begins to draw to a close, I find myself reflecting back on the simple moments that have helped shape my ...
By Justine Broecker, MD An Interview with Dr. Toncred Styblo, a surgical oncologist within the Department of Surgery at Emory University for over 30 years, with her daughter, Dr. Justine Broecker,...
By Justine Broecker, MD An Interview with Dr. Toncred Styblo, a surgical oncologist within the Department of Surgery at Emory University for over 30 years, with her daughter, Dr. Justine Broecker, a ...
