Episode 10: Where do I go from here?

Sometimes I feel like I'm at the end of my tether. Sometimes I wonder what exactly I'm tethered to. A special "inside my head" edition of the podcast!

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Episode 9: Back in the Saddle

Hello all,

At long last, I've recovered from illness and New Year's Eve and produced Episode 9. Look forward, as always, to your comments, questions, and answers! Can't wait to see where this podcast takes us in 2007!

Back for '07!

Happy New Year and the very Happiest of Holidays to all of you. And my apologies for failing to follow through on the ER Diaries...things went badly off track with the combination of family in town and a nasty illness. Both kept my non-work time pretty well filled...as my family spent their vacation spooning me diluted Gatorade to keep me vertical in the ER. I'll condense the remainder of my ER experience for you soon.

In the meantime, you should all read this essay from the New York Times...it's Truth.

Be well.

D, MD

ER Diaries, Day 3

Here's the tale of Day 3. Started slow, ended long. Enjoy.

ER Diaries, Day 2

Day Two was a doozy, folks...the busiest day in the ER that I've ever seen, and, by extension, the busiest day I've ever had. Listen to the tale, tell your friends, and let me know what you think!

ER Diaries, Day 1

I've started working in the ER again, and was struck today by how many amazing stories I'd already seen in just a few hours. So I'm inaugurating the ER Diaries: every day that I work over the course of this three-week rotation, I'll give a quick summary of the stories I see every day. Let me know what you think. Here's Day One.

Episode 8: Troubles I've Seen

Friends,

Episode 8 is streaming now. In it, I talk a little bit about my troubles with the current state of affairs, and look at how they compare, pitifully, with the troubles of some of my patients. But troubles are troubles...as one of my friends in college put it, "I believe in the relativity of all human experience." So I have committed to do something to change my reality a little. Hear all about it here, and let me know your thoughts!

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-D, MD

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Episode 7: Going to the Mailbag

In this week's episode, I respond to two separate emails from the Listenership. Yes, you sent me emails, and I read them, and made a show about it. In the first segment, I address Sharon's comment about the way I do - or don't - identify my patients. In the second segment, I pontificate on Anna's question about applying to medical school. This will hopefully be the start of a short series on application processes...I still want to do a show about applying to residency, too.

In the meantime, here's Seven!

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Episode 6: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times

At long last, I've gotten Episode Six together. It's easily three episodes in one, though, so free up some hard drive space and enjoy!

Next episode en route

Hi All,

Episode Six is on the way...it's been a crazy couple of weeks. I'll tell you all about it in a day or two. Thanks for your patience (and your occasional messages inquiring about my well-being. My being is well, thank you.)

-D, MD