Apr 2024
15 Apr
I want to be a doctor because (taking off the golden handcuffs)
‘I want to be a doctor so I can . . .’ How would you fill in that blank? asks Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes.
Mar 2024
22 Mar
When the college greenlights firing a patient
Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes is skeptical about the effectiveness of ‘zero tolerance’ signs in deterring inappropriate behaviour.
15 Mar
Kid guilt
Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes grapples with guilt over the perceived imbalance between a demanding medical career and the time spent with her children.
Feb 2024
20 Feb
Charting: chore or charm?
A colleague had an emotional moment over an AI program that significantly streamlined her charting process, saving about 90 minutes of time.
Jan 2024
26 Jan
Just for pun: Some much-needed humour in medicine
Imagine you're at the operating table, and someone on the surgical team demands you come up with a clever pun relating to the vital organs you have before you!
19 Jan
Quit
Physicians need to learn to balance their grit and quit ratio, kind of like the gas and the brake pedal.
Nov 2023
28 Nov
When the standard of care is wrong
What if the guidelines we've come to rely on are based on flawed data?
14 Nov
To locum or not to locum?
I stopped doing locums because I wanted to have children, but now they're big enough that I could travel again...
02 Nov
Dr. Innie and Dr. Outie
Try reversing the amount of time you spend on your external vs. internal self for one week and see what happens.
Oct 2023
11 Oct
Health is finite . . . truly
We run around thinking we're healthy, we're happy, and that's true, for X amount of time. If we're lucky, it's years, but for others it may only be minutes.
Sep 2023
19 Sep
Nannies gone wild
How do you evoke genuine pleasure, well-being and connection, whether you're in the nanny state or Wild West?
12 Sep
Gluttony and the religion of diet
With my newest book, Sugar and Vice, now available, I certainly had food on the brain in trying out three new diets garnering rave reviews.
Aug 2023
21 Aug
Before the body says no
A recent incident at a Vegas conference reminds me that when you're too driven to stop and rest, your body will force you to do so.
15 Aug
Dr. Cheap in the Vegas desert
A summer stroll in the desert proves to be too much for even this heat-welcoming doctor.
July 2023
25 Jul
Are the medical students all right?
I'm questioning if our next generation of learners is at severe disadvantage right now and how we can help them.
17 Jul
Dear Doctor, are you intuitive?
Every time you choose not to listen to a patient because you want the money, it’s the medical equivalent of logging a forest—you don’t care about the soil erosion and the desertification that will result.
June 2023
13 Jun
Six ways Ted Lasso teaches you to how to become a better doctor
If you've watched the show Ted Lasso, high five! If not, I'll give you some quotes and explain why I think they're relevant to your life!
May 2023
30 May
Too many doctors in the arts?
In some form or another, all human beings are creative as we all want to express ourselves—including doctors.
12 May
The power of 'Eh'
I'm still working on harnessing my "Eh," but I definitely don't worry about stuff as much anymore.
Apr 2023
26 Apr
Falling out of an airplane with no parachute
Sometimes life can be hopeless, but what if we stayed curious nonetheless?
12 Apr
The ice storm cometh (and goeth)
Turns out I'm a survivalist at heart, even if I didn't stockpile enough water.
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