Feb 15 minProtecting disability benefits has never been more important While in training as a resident physician, I made extra money at a clinic that was contracted by the disability determination services (D...
Feb 14 minDoes the left need better marketing?Slogans have been used throughout history to capture a specific mission and drive awareness to an important cause. In very few words, the...
Jan 191 minKevinMD Podcast: When your institution has a less than 1% hiring rate for Black residentshttps://youtu.be/KwVn48VILyI My very nice conversation with KevinMD himself, Dr. Pho, about my thoughts on diversity in healthcare and my...
Jan 94 minWhy even after the recent chaos on Capitol Hill, I’m choosing positivityI have always been an optimistic person. Even though the past tumultuous year kept dragging us all down, I committed to a positive attitu...
Dec 30, 20205 minCOVID-19 brought back the restaurant tipping debate in AmericaIn the pre-COVID era, leaving the house for a nice dinner out ranked high as one of my favorite activities. When the coronavirus pandemic...
Dec 30, 20204 minDespite their sincere intentions, certain TV shows continue to perpetuate ageismYears ago, I watched “American Animals”, a movie about a group of Kentucky students plotting to steal a rare book, one particular moment ...
Dec 22, 20204 minWhen your institution has a less than 1% hiring rate for black residents The other day I was in the main hallway outside of our Radiology reading rooms which is lined with picture frames of all the residency se...
Dec 18, 20204 minFrom an MD: Keep using your well-deserved title, Dr. BidenA recent op-ed published by the Wall Street Journal, “Is There a Doctor in the White House? Not if You Need an M.D.”, has sparked a lot o...
Dec 18, 20204 minI was sued as a second year medical student – but it’s not for what you thinkDuring my second year of medical school, I was returning home from playing Uno with a sweet grandmother at her retirement home she shared...
Dec 12, 20204 minHeartfelt thanks to the COVID-19 vaccine trial volunteersWe officially got word this week that our hospital is getting a shipment of over 900 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine next week. And now tha...
Dec 10, 20204 minWhy some immigrants voted for Trump and how to appeal to these votersWhen you envision one of the over 70 million Trump voters, you may be imagining a certain type of voter – perhaps one that is white, from...
Dec 10, 20205 minWhy do some people say “white lives matter” or “all lives matter”?In my pursuit to find out how others think, the Black Lives Matter movement always comes to mind. It’s hard for it not to. Black people a...
Nov 30, 20205 minIs health care for undocumented immigrants a basic human right?Back in 2019, California became the first state in the country to offer government-subsidized health benefits to low income, undocumented...
Nov 23, 20205 minDo police officers get jaded, just like physicians can?For many years and in disturbing frequency over the past few years, police brutality has been a big-ticket issue. The excessive use of fo...
Nov 19, 20203 minDon't knock a state until you have tried itBack when my husband Cameron and I were still in medical school, his parents invited us to visit their new home on higher ground after th...
Nov 9, 20201 minWhat it was like for two doctors working the frontlines in NYCDr. Lavanya "Lavi" Mittal and Dr. Andrea Waldman are two dermatology residents that worked the frontlines in New York City, the epicenter...
Nov 2, 20203 minWill some Physicians continue to support Trump?During a campaign rally in Wisconsin, President Trump said this: “If somebody's sick with a heart problem, and they die of COVID they say...
Oct 23, 20204 minConfessions of a physician with over $1 million in debtTo understand how I accrued $1 million in debt, you must first understand where I come from. I am the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants w...
Oct 19, 20203 minThe religious hurdle of flipping states in the bible belt“Don’t become entrenched in one opinion and get stuck there forever” – John Lydon, former Sex Pistols front man I have watched my husband...
Oct 19, 20204 minWhy we all should think twice before passing judgment on other people's weight gainIn 2012, fitness blogger Maria Kang caused a frenzy when she shared a photo of herself, her three young kids, her killer abs and the capt...
