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Pinning this here for all the new attendings starting out this summer/fall. First 2 years of being an attending are sooooooo hard. I promise this is normal and will mostly get better!
Andrea Merrill, MD FACS
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Andrea Merrill, MD FACS
@AndreaLMerrill
@mghsurgery/@osusurgery alum; breast surgeon. Passionate about breast cancer, women in surgery, ergonomics, writing, promoting trainees and art/creativity!
- Dear @Delta, I just assisted in a medical emergency in the air. Your medical kits need a glucometer, epi pen, and automatic blood pressure cuffs- it’s impossible to hear with a disposable stethoscope in the air. Please improve this for passenger safety!
- Please confirm for me that these shoes are amazing and that I should definitely wear them to clinic! (Aka someone in my household did not approve 😂)
- I have brought my inner medical nerd to a whole other level 🤓🍓🍇🥑🍌🍉
- Maybe instead of celebrating women some random day every year, we could instead every day pay them what they’re worth,listen to them when they speak, not touch them at work, believe them when they report sexual harassment, focus on their ideas & not their wardrobe & so much more.
- Today was one of my worst as a surgeon. I had to call some of my cancer pts to tell them we have to delay their operation due to COVID. Omicron may be milder but it is wreaking havoc on the medical system. Please get boosted, wear a mask,& avoid the ED for minor medical problems.
- Replying to @BryanRichmondM1 and @Delta
- Had the best OR team today and the nurse even had time to draw this amazing sketch of me operating!!!!
- Dear hospitals, can we maybe suspend those require online training modules about HIPAA, TB, hospital acquired infections etc until after this Omicron surge? Not great use of our time now. Xoxo, healthcare providers everywhere
- Had a physical therapist come to the OR recently to do an ergonomics assessment. One of the most helpful things she did was take photos of my body positioning! Wonder why my neck hurts so much? 🤔
- You know you’re a surgeon (who also loves food and art) when a wall in your apartment looks like this
- What kind of world do we live in where a @pittortho resident has to fundraise for her own cancer care because her contract/health insurance are being terminated???? Cc @WomenSurgeons @EquityDocs @AmBdSurg @AmCollSurgeons @AAOS1 @speakuportho @lisacannada gofundme.com/f/support-meli…
- Surgeon: It’s a quick case, should only take an hour 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩