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Dearest Rachael,
Dearest Rachael, I feel like a failure.
I am close to losing my mind. I work in the ER and do 10 hour shifts. My husband and I have 2 kids, close in age. I literally can’t understand how some families look like they’re so perfect. Their house is clean, their kids are behaved, they get along with their spouse. I feel like I’m always running behind. Like everyone figured out a secret and I am not able to find it. I like my job, honestly.…
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Leadership During Covid: Part 2
Leadership During Covid: Part 2
The Furlough
This virus may take my job, but it can’t take my initiative
Last week I was essential. This week I’m furloughed. Quite a change in mentality over a short amount of time. Many people are confused why an Urgent Care PA in leadership is no longer necessary during a National Emergency. My staff is also concerned about their own employment status. For this second part of leading…
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Leadership During Covid-19: Part 1
Service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth.
Shirley Chisholm
Many healthcare providers who have transitioned into leadership roles are feeling conflicted. It is difficult to not be 100% on the front lines caring for patients. We watch our friends, colleagues and direct reports as they navigate an everchanging climate during this pandemic. We want to support them, but what is the…
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Imposter!
Imposter syndrome is a frequent topic among people striving for something great. It is a panic inciting emotion or thought that says “I don’t belong and someone is going to find out.” I see it a lot with new students accepted into a medical program or during transitions from didactic to clinical year.
During your career this feeling creeps in over and over again. When you are in a new…
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Power Struggle
Consider taking off the gloves
One of the most annoying things that I frequently endure as a healthcare leader is dealing with egos: my own and my colleagues’. With all the advanced degrees in my office, one would think we would have a collective emotional intelligence of Mr. Rogers. Unfortunately this is not generally the situation. Getting past your own sense of self and an emotional…
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Are You Climbing the Right Ladder?
Sometimes people climb the ladder and get to the top to find they climbed the wrong one. Choosing the right career feels really easy sometimes. When I was in my early twenties, the path leading me to become a Physician Assistant (PA) was paved with good grades and outstanding medical experiences. It was the most logical and exciting step I could take into my first career. After a few rejections,…
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Managing Tragedy
Do you know what to do when tragedy strikes someone on your team? Learn what not to do!
One thing we know for sure is shit will happen. This is an uncomfortable and unavoidable fact of life. We can pretend tragedies don’t happen, we can ignore it when they do, but there is a better way. Being prepared is not only practical but allows you to react with compassion when interacting with your staff. I wrote a lot in previous posts about my own loss and dealing with going to work in the…
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Disheveled Management
Being a PA in management sometimes feels like uncharted territory. 3 years ago I swapped my scrubs for a pantsuit and there are some days I feel like I am just a kid pretending to be a grown up. Clinical work is tough, but management is unrelenting. Especially when you have a uterus and are the new kid on the block. I hope to start a new focus on my blog, which is why it has a whole new look. We…
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It's Showtime!
It’s Showtime!
After weeks of preparation and planning it finally comes down to the last night. My last chance to conquer the Christmas Empire. Little did it know, I have a few secret weapons. Just because I don’t have a knack for decorating doesn’t mean I have to settle for subpar trimmings. I happen to have a mother that can take drab to glam in minutes. Take a look at my mantle. Before my mother’s…
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Twinkle Lights
I never even considered the idea of putting up Christmas lights prior to yesterday. The absurdity of the idea was almost laughable. There was barely enough time with little ones to put up a tree and stockings and still make time to do the daily tasks of parenthood. Now my kids are a little older and I feel as though I can take on those extra tasks, like eating sitting down and showering regularly…
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Me Vs. Christmas: The Tools
Me Vs. Christmas: The Tools
Yesterday I declared a state of war with Christmas. I will not except anything less than a perfect holiday and refuse to be that “working Mom” that can’t get it together. Call me delusional, call me overzealous, but I prefer “Mrs. Claus”. I’ve decided to share some of the weapons I gathered for the month of December and I share them with you below. One cup limit, be damned! I will drink as much…
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The Perfect Christmas
I know in the past I have written about how difficult it is to be a working parent. I encouraged everyone to have balance and to let go of perfection. For some reason, this Christmas, I am having a very hard time doing that. Instead of following my own advice, I plan on setting unrealistic expectorations for myself. I am going to go full throttle and take my Christmas game to the next level, and…
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PA-C Networking
Recently, a past colleague reached out to me for the sole purpose of networking. We’ve run into each other occasionally over the last few years, but haven’t worked for the same employer for a long time. He heard about my new position in management and wanted to get together to chat about my journey into leadership. It was the first time someone contacted me for this purpose. It was an odd feeling…
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Police Violence and the AAPA Folks, there is something we have to talk about. As a PA, I am deeply concerned about the current relationship between the police and people of color in this country.
Freeloaders in the ER
Freeloaders in the ER
I recently read an article written by an ER physician. The article was filled with disgust for healthcare in the US and how many entitled patients come into the ER with less than life or limb threatening emergencies. He spoke about their cigarettes, their inked bodies, and their well-groomed nether regions. The doctor complained that these people spending our tax dollars on luxuries are coming…
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A Letter to Nurses By now the ridiculous comments from the hosts of The View have been chewed, swallowed, and barfed out like the garbage it is.
Don’t you just love the smell of no kids in the house? They went back to school in a flurry and now there is a moment to sit in a recliner and…sit. Although the quiet is nice, there is something terrifying about the whole putting my kids in the hands of the educational system. Last year, the school lost my five year old. That’s right, you heard me. LOST her. She was supposed to be attending…
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