VIP Patients in the ED; How to Gross Out a GI Doc; Physician Parenting Decisions

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July 19, 2024
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In the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, @nurse.alexrn shared his take on what it’s like to have a VIP patient.

Meanwhile, plastic surgeon @manyfacesofchicago offered an explanation for why the bullet didn’t take Trump’s ear off.

Do you mind if a medical student observes your doctor’s appointment? How about the medical assistant, medical assistant in training, resident physician, researcher, and social media manager? Dermatologist @imperial.dermatology poked fun at the potentially intrusive request in a TikTok video.

How to gross out a gastroenterologist? Poop stories won’t cut it, but a productive cough with phlegm might just do the trick, according to @docschmidt.

A message about community medicine: In a skit, physician @followup_pcp educated her audience about the intersection of non-compliance and social determinants of health.

“Hmm, what would *I* want extras of right now?” This labor and delivery nurse went “shopping” for her patient in her hospital’s supply room.

Why did you go into medicine? Ob/gyn @babies_after_35 shared her deeply personal reason in 10 seconds.

“We are tired of people telling us we will change our minds.” Hematologist @CterminiPhD, who is married to a pediatrician, expressed frustration over others not respecting their decision to not have children.

Why did a neurosurgeon quit his job to live in the mountains? @ladyspinedoc reacted to a former colleague’s decision to leave the field.

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