Nimisha Bajaj, MD, PhD (she/her)

Pediatric Palliative Care Fellow at @akronchildrens via @nationwidekids. Wellness advocate, lover of good food, good fun, and good writing.

[Nimisha Bajaj, MD, PhD (she/her) @NimishaBajaj2]

As a PGY-2 #tweetiatrician who is also a burgeoning palliative care physician, I unfortunately am no expert (yet!) on pain management or end-of-life conversations. But I AM pretty good at creating a safe space for my patients and their parents.

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[Nimisha Bajaj, MD, PhD (she/her) @NimishaBajaj2]

That’s me! 🥹

Also anyone who is a residency/fellowship program director should read it and we should talk about how to address these stressors to make trainees’ lives better…

#physicianwellness

[Nimisha Bajaj, MD, PhD (she/her) @NimishaBajaj2]

@RenaKasickMD Thanks, Dr. Kasick!!

[Nimisha Bajaj, MD, PhD (she/her) @NimishaBajaj2]

Part of personal growth and being a better person is learning how you best rest and find joy…

Now I will go spend a week in Mexico with my husband ☀️🥰✈️😬

[Nimisha Bajaj, MD, PhD (she/her) @NimishaBajaj2]

I went on a home visit yesterday to see some patients who couldn’t make it into clinic…

We came back with two watermelons from their garden for the office, after having held a healthy new baby 🍉

My job is really the best ❤️ #hapc

[Nimisha Bajaj, MD, PhD (she/her) @NimishaBajaj2]

@ropedope12 Proud of you, Danny, that’s a HUGE deal!!!

[Nimisha Bajaj, MD, PhD (she/her) @NimishaBajaj2]

I recently saw an amazing patient. He happens to be a transgender male.

I realized that, despite all my ally pins, all my proclamations of excitement are gendered.

GIRL!
DUDE!
BRO!

I need to do better. What are your favorite non gendered ways to express excitement with teens?

[Nimisha Bajaj, MD, PhD (she/her) @NimishaBajaj2]

This brought back WAY too many memories of grad school…😳😹🫠

[Lori O'Brien @l_obrien_lab]

After an all day imaging session on the confocal

[Nimisha Bajaj, MD, PhD (she/her) @NimishaBajaj2]

I regularly work 40-50 hr/wk in fellowship with the rare 70 hr/wk (as opposed to the opposite in residency).

I have hobbies.

I exercise EVERY DAY.

I feel whole again.

And I am a bomb doctor.

Time for #selfcare makes us better physicians. I will die on this hill.

[Ayush Kumar @Bay_ushKumar]

Just got off my first 24 hour shift and I can confidently say that there's nothing I learned that I wouldn't have learned in 2 12 hour shifts or 3 8 hour shifts.

[Nimisha Bajaj, MD, PhD (she/her) @NimishaBajaj2]

“You guys just seemed like a lot of fun; I wanted to hang out with you.”

😹

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

Pediatrics faculty meeting

[Tye Winters, DO @tmswDO]

One of the hardest things about being a health care worker is witnessing the US health care system constantly failing my patients

[Nimisha Bajaj, MD, PhD (she/her) @NimishaBajaj2]

I bought this print by @brenebrown 4 years ago when I went back to medical school from graduate school.

I look at it every time I struggle with my self-worth and self-confidence to remind myself that I am enough.

Sharing today in case any of you need that reminder as well ❤️

[Nimisha Bajaj, MD, PhD (she/her) @NimishaBajaj2]

Sometimes it’s hard to articulate your feelings in a tweet, so I’ll just say this:

The PICU is a difficult place to work, especially as a resident.

Today was a good day for my patients and for me.

I am going to cherish it for now.

#tweetiatrician
#physicianwellness

[Nimisha Bajaj, MD, PhD (she/her) @NimishaBajaj2]

@Anna_G_Downs @whereinmyworld That is incredibly useful information!

[Nimisha Bajaj, MD, PhD (she/her) @NimishaBajaj2]

The fellowship application process drained me (no time to write), but after matching, I feel so many emotions and am facing the uncertainty of the future head on. If you relate, here's a blog post featuring the poetry of @rupikaur_

#narrativemedicine

https://t.co/BhaxgzhOFK

[Nimisha Bajaj, MD, PhD (she/her) @NimishaBajaj2]

@ClauMosquera @NCHPedsRes Thanks, Claudia ❤️

[Nimisha Bajaj, MD, PhD (she/her) @NimishaBajaj2]

I gave my noon conference presentation on my patients who had died.

I included literature on grief as well as sharing how I had processed his death.

This is me giving you permission to include humanity in your academic talks. We are doctors, not robots ❤️

#physicianwellness

[Nimisha Bajaj, MD, PhD (she/her) @NimishaBajaj2]

For those of you voting in Columbus today, make sure to read this before deciding on Ordinance #7:

https://t.co/nLFf4A2s1U

#ElectionDay