Category : Jane Doe MD

Chapter 13–A Presentation Gone Awry By Jane Doe, MD This week, the two of us assigned to “procedures” and not “on call” were told on Thursday that one of us was to come up with a mini educational presentation for the following day. ...

Chapter 11:  Missed Milestones By Jane Doe, MD Today my son had his first interview for a job in his career.  I was not there to advise or assist or cheer.  I am here. My daughter returned to college last week, a drive of greater than a thousand...

Chapter 10:  A New Place, Again by Jane Doe, MD My place of fellowship training is a university system but a consortium of hospitals.  I am in a new location this week.  Each institution has a distinct culture I am told.  It is certainly true...

Chapter 8:  Is Anonymity the Refuge of a Coward? By Jane Doe, MD I would have answered “Yes” to that question in most circumstances before I began this project so why am I anonymous?  Could I not protect the privacy of others by omitting...

Chapter 6: Running Behind By Jane Doe, MD This is the 6th in a series of weekly posts about returning to training at mid-life and mid-career.  I am in the second month of a yearlong fellowship in a technical area of my specialty. This week I am...

To Travel the Road Of Illness in Good Hands This is the fifth in a series of posts about returning to training at mid-life and mid- career.  I am in week four of a yearlong fellowship in a technical area of my specialty. I do not have skill to...