Nothing makes me more annoyed than seeing “risky sexual behavior” in a patient’s problem list. All sex is risky and “STI screening” is a valid encounter code. Let’s stop normalizing slut-shaming via EMR and normalize patients taking ownership of their sexual health #obgyntwitter
The first ever patient I saw 3rd year of med school was a patient with one and a half syndrome. My neuro resident told me to do an exam the patient was like
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And I'm still pretty shook up by the whole encounter.
Intern year is not normal and I will NOT be reframing these feelings (thanks for asking), but at the end of the day I get to look around at my co-interns and remind myself I am indeed in the right place ♥️