Being a woman in medicine: a 🧵
Today, I admitted a patient. I spent ~30 minutes reviewing their chart, then headed to their room. After introducing myself, I spent ~15 minutes in the room chatting with the patient and their family and getting additional history.
Since hospitals around the country are currently understaffed due to Covid infections and healthcare workers are burnt out from this 4th/5th (????) surge, let’s resurface the idea of cancelling students loans of all healthcare professionals.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.
I cried watching YOU. I feel so lucky to have gotten to watch you all these years, but this week was a lesson in emotional intelligence and resilience. We all learned from you. Thank you.
Tomorrow is the 100 year anniversary of the discovery of insulin.
In 1921, insulin’s discoverers sold its patent for $1 so insulin would be affordable to all.
Today, a single vial of insulin that lasts me about a week is priced at $300+, only in the United States.