I recall being a chief resident years ago and being asked to explore why the morning labs were not on time or not drawn at all. Doing due diligence, I worked with the lab “Lost Specimen Task Force” to understand why. It turned out that so many labs were ordered at 4AM “STAT” that many […]
I distinctly remember my first stint on night float rotation — it did not come until I was a third-year resident since most of my rotations were pre-duty hours. It was a “novel innovation” in our program and the job seemed simple — admit overnight, handoff to the day team, go home and sleep. Get […]
It is that time of year… it’s hotter, more humid and more hazy. However, while most of the academic world slows down in the summer for sabbatical, hospitals everywhere are frantically orienting new interns before unleashing them to take care of patients… supervised, of course. While much attention is paid to the “July effect” and […]
Recently, I was asked to present my top public speaking tips for a group of women leaders. This is a topic near and dear to my heart, and one that I teach a number of groups, from medical students to faculty. I also benefitted from just returning from the Harvard Macy Educators Course, where Victoria […]
Florence Nightingale, in her seminal 1859 Notes on Nursing textbook, reminded nurses about the importance of not waking hospitalized patients up. It is not surprising that years later, the American Academy of Nursing, through the Choosing Wisely™ campaign, recommended that hospitalized patients not be woken for routine medical care to protect their sleep, citing numerous […]
I am excited to share that I recently transitioned into a new role at University of Chicago Medicine: the Associate Chief Medical Officer for the Clinical Learning Environment. You may wonder what does that even mean? Well, five years ago, I started in a role in Graduate Medical Education to improve the clinical learning environment […]