A Bullet in the Head for a Headache (The Perils of Self-Care)
How Works in Rural America’s Emergency Rooms I was a family doctor in a ridiculously small town for a while. Let’s call the town Blue Sky, USA. Blue Sky was far away from any city. It’s people were fine, hard-working, and conservative- a lot like you might expect in any rural community town in America. … Read More
A Tragic Death but a Clean Slate (Living and Dying without Regrets)
Because of the new work rules, the residency had to give us two weeks off per year. As for the end-of-the-year holidays, we got a third week of vacation either before or after Christmas. Without that, even more of us would have quit or ‘cracked up’. Since the residents were the doctors for most patients, … Read More