Dear Med Student & Resident, This past month so many medical students and residents graduated early and many of them have expedited their journey into medicine as they help fight against COVID-19. I can still remember the official start to med school with the White Coat ceremony. I felt so eager to have a faculty Read More…
A friend posed this question to me the other day. This pandemic has really given me the opportunity at this point in my life to reflect on how I have grown as a person during this crisis. What do I realize about life, myself? 1) I NEED more time to be a “mom” while being Read More…
Life can be stressful especially during this current time as the world fights through the coronavirus pandemic. Also, many individuals living with a chronic autoimmune disease have stress with dealing with their diagnosis, fluctuating disease course, and taking multiple medications to control their disease. Stress is the body’s response to threatening and harmful scenarios. The Read More…
The physician and the patient relationship have always been about keeping the lines of communication open in order to establish and maintain a relationship. In PRE COVID 19 days, the face to face office visit is how this relationship was maintained. With the COVID-19 pandemic, that option wasn’t possible in order to prevent transmission and Read More…
During this pandemic, many medical offices and healthcare organizations have changed to telemedicine to continue treating patients while limiting ER and hospital visits and protecting the healthcare workers and critically ill patients. Also, patients with autoimmune diseases already have a weakened immune system from their condition and the medications they are taking. For Rheumatology, most Read More…
Many arthritis patients present to the office complaining of joint, muscle, tendon, ligament or bone pain. Joint pain and inflammation can lead to disability, immobility, and decreased quality of life. Many arthritis patients want to SOLELY focus on the musculoskeletal system. In medical school and residency, I was always taught to focus on the WHOLE Read More…