The Guy in the Fancy Vest
One of the things I love most about portable ultrasound is how stupidly easy it is to learn. People sometimes think that I am bringing far more technical instruction than…
The Comfort of the Bubble
This blog series will be slightly different from my others, mainly due to the collaborative nature of this project with a military entity. Photographs from within their facility and finer…
Caterpillar Goo
‘Well, here we are.’ ‘Where is that exactly?’ ‘Right where we wanted to be. This is your dream, remember?’ ‘Why doesn’t it feel that way?’ ‘Good question.’ - …
Dear Pennsy,
It doesn’t feel like that long ago that I landed in Philadelphia. In June 2021, just a few short weeks after finishing medical school in the shadow of covid lockdowns…
The Recipe for Change
I was one of four Penn trainees visiting Botswana. Alongside me in the luxury apartment were three medical students. One was a PhD with cardiology aspirations, who would accept no…
Extubation Intubation
I kept my usual pep as I sauntered into the ICU the next morning. I had spent some time reflecting on my circumstances and how I could help. In truth,…
La Resistance
When I was in medical school, I got a summer research scholarship to join a lab at the University of Toronto. I worked under a seasoned and clinically retired surgeon…
Frameworks
Over the next several days I became more familiar with both the system and my team. We had six students in total, five ladies and one lad. After watching them…
