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have you ever asked yourself —what is medicine for?
my latest piece in @BMJLeader #MedTwitter bmjleader.bmj.com/content/leader…
Kristin M. Collier, MD
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Kristin M. Collier, MD
@HSRdirector
Associate Professor of Medicine @umich. Director of the @umichmedschool Program on Health Spirituality & Religion. views are my own
- sex is a spiritual act with spiritual consequences and ramifications that exist independently of your belief in them
- in other news my parents have been married 54 years today ❤️
- I came home tonight to find our two oldest sons had just arrived home from college for fall break, and they were around our large dining room table along with our other two sons, my husband and both of our sets of parents. When I’m 80 years old this is where I’ll go in my dreamsCuddling and nursing my baby to sleep for his last nap and it’s raining outside. When I’m 80 years old this is where I’ll go in my dreams
- if you happen to see this, would you mind praying for me regarding a private intention?
- as a physician and a mom, I think we often over focus on safety above higher goods but I do have a short list of no go items for my own children: —no motorcycles —no chiropractors —no home births —you can’t attend Ohio StatePSA: Don’t get your neck adjusted by a chiropractor unless you want to increase your risk of having a stroke
- Man at store sees me wearing a UM Med school fleece: “Hey honey. You want to go to med school someday?” Me: “I actually was in med school. A long time ago.” Him: “Oh yeah? What happened?” Me: “I graduated.” Him: Me: Him: #ilooklikeadoctor #WomenInMedicine
- spent my airport delay speaking with a younger widow. she is grieving her husband but also the future family they had planned. can you please lift up a prayer for her? The Lord knows her name
- Me: “Do you want to be a doctor?” Son: “No.” Me: “Why not?” Son: “Because I like to sleep.” #KidOfADoctor #medtwitter #priorities
- if you’re a guy in your 20s, get married and have as many kids as the Lord will give you. Go into debt if you have to
If you’re a guy in your early 20s, buy a Rolex. Go into debt if you have to - hey #medtwitter, am I the only one who closes her eyes when I auscultate the heart cause I feel like it helps me hear better..
- in pregnancy, cells from the baby cross the placenta and enter into her mother. some of these cells stay in mom and are active within her for life. it’s called fetomaternal microchimerism and I’ve written about it here for @ChurchLifeNDWhat is the most interesting scientific fact you've heard?
