Being an ER doc is wild—it’s hard, complex, and demands both brilliance and deep compassion. You need to connect with everyone—from CEOs to the unhoused, from newborns to the dying. Medicine should want doctors who ask why, push boundaries, and challenge the norm. But it doesn’t. It demands compliance, punishes outliers, and resists change.
Emergency medicine, for all its chaos and exhaustion, has shaped me in ways I can’t even count. It’s given me stories, lessons, resilience—and a front-row seat to life at its most raw.
Major news: Hoboken has acquired the Union Dry Dock property! This historic day has eluded Hoboken for decades & is finally here. We can now connect the remaining piece of our treasured waterfront & plan for a public park that will benefit generations of Hoboken residents.
Gun Laws and Mass Shootings: A Call to Action via @alyalyoxenfree_ @marco_propersi
-This study shows states with more permissive gun laws and greater gun ownership have higher rates of mass shootings
https://t.co/x7ZXTTpqYD
#FOAMed#EndGunViolence