June 9, 2016.
As of this date, terminally ill patients in the state of California could legally end their lives with medication prescribed by their doctor.
This week, instead of spewing out about another breakthrough in cardiac research, I’d like to take a more personal twist. But first, a little background.
Ehlers Danlos syndrome is a very rare group of genetic disorders, only seen in about 1 in every 250,000 people. This…
This week our class is volunteering at Share A Meal Food Truck. Most of our class are pre-meds and are probably no stranger to volunteering. Most medical programs encourage its applicants to volunteer. In my opinion, I think that many students interested in medicine volunteer not…
The PA profession has made such a large impact that other countries are beginning to incorporate the profession into their healthcare system. The UK is one of theses countries, the profession however is called a physician associate rather than a physician assistant. Just by that simple name change the…
The practice of autonomy in the field of medicine is a complicated, multidimensional process that takes into account both the patient’s stance on their condition and the health care professional’s rational judgment on the limitations of patient’s right to decide. The process involves…
For nearly all of my blog posts, I’ve aimed to make some point. Whether regarding autonomy, trying to gauge a larger issue, or just telling a story, but I do not believe any are as impactful as the one I tell today.
Imagine yourself as an attending physician in an emergency department. The ED is busy as usual and you are diagnosing patient who is experiencing a throbbing headache and is sensitive to light. You are almost positive that the patient is just experiencing a migraine but he is insisting that he…
For this week’s blog, I will be discussing an interesting topic that I came across in the Journal of Medical Ethics. The topic up for debate this week is the availability of limited medicine to those who knowingly put themselves at health risks versus…
You may have heard of national holidays like siblings day, boyfriends day, or even taco day but this national occasion is the best in my opinion, next to national free balloon day.
What is PA Week?
In a previous blog I had touched on PA vs MD and the comparision between the two professions. In this blog I’ll be covering the career that PA’s are compared to most of the time, nurse practitioners. When often asked who are PA’s like? I compar them to NP’s due to similar roles. However the route it takes to…