Can we please stop glamorizing overworking in medicine?
There is nothing great about not seeing your friends, eating poorly, and sleeping 4 hrs a night
I’ve seen so many of my preceptors wear that like a badge of honor and it needs to be addressed
#MedTwitter
Perspective: As the surgeon prepared to make the first incision in a patient’s belly, he asked the medical student, “Why am I doing this?” When the student began explaining the patient’s condition, the surgeon said, “No, we’re doing this because it’s fun.” https://t.co/hlWJzl3Brv
One pulse of electrical fields and WOW! electrograms are gone (our case)! The power and promise of pulsed field ablation. No twitching, no paralytics, no thermal esophageal reactions. The PULSED AF study continues in Australia, Canada, and soon the US and EU.
Common qualities of GOATs in any industry:
1. They are obsessed
2. They demand perfection
3. They never avoid conflict
4. They value winning over money
5. They know they have to sacrifice
6. They are constantly learning
7. They realize pain leads to growth
8. They never quit
I often read lots of negatives about being a doctor (debt, stress, paperwork, etc). I have to say, I can’t imagine a more fulfilling thing to do with my life. If I could do it again, the same exact way, 17 years of schooling/training after HS, I’d do it in a heartbeat.
People who go to #cvRehab have 30% fewer fatal heart events, and are 25% less likely to die compared to people getting standard therapy alone. Ask your doctor about cardiac rehab: https://t.co/5A5mQV8Jrz
A recent ACC/AHA/HRS focus update on atrial fibrillation now recommends NOACs over warfarin. Learn more about #AFib, #stroke & blood thinners: https://t.co/8o2JvukTiz