Tag Archives: Residency

Me Too?

Posted on October 18, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

I have been in deep reflection over this “Me too” phenomenon. I have been giving it careful consideration trying to tally those moments that would allow me to say, ah yes, it has happened to me, too. It turns out, … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged blog, blogger, blogging, counseling, creep, creepy, Doctor, fear, Mardi Gras, me too, medical license, New Orleans, Psychiatrist, Punky Brewster, Residency, Shine, Subdue, writer, writing | 8 Comments

Sunflower Power

Posted on August 18, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

Everyday for the past 3 weeks, I have driven the 35 miles to work and watched this little patch of sunflowers grow on the side of Interstate 40. I am enough of a narcissist to think that the little patch … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged artistic, Asheville, blog, blogger, blogging, Doctor, Fort Lauderdale, interview, Medical School, power, Residency, strong, sun, sunflower, Tatt's Taylors, tattoo, vulnerable, writer, writing | 15 Comments

Home

Posted on July 8, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

As I stand in the place where the ocean and land meet, I have the overwhelming desire to go home. Myrtle Beach is just not the same. The sand isn’t right. The color of the ocean is all wrong. Where … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged blog, blogger, blogging, Corporation, Doctor, God, Home, loss, Medicine, Mom, mother, ocean, Residency, Sea, Sea creatures, Tides, writer, writing | 30 Comments

Reconstructing Doctor: Part 1

Posted on August 3, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

I still work in the same practice that I joined when I finished residency almost 9 years ago. My partner did the same thing about 15 years before me. It’s just the kind of place and the kind of people … Continue reading →

Posted in Medical Musings, My Stories | Tagged blogging, Clinic rooms, Doctor, Family Doctor, Humor, medical practice, paint, paintings, Redecorating, Residency, winter | 14 Comments