Lessons Learned

On Being a Doctor17 May 2011Lessons LearnedDeborah A. Morris, MDDeborah A. Morris, MDFrom Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-154-10-201105170-00014 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail My twin sister is a pediatrician, and I am an internist. I occasionally speculate about what prompted us to choose our respective specialties, but rarely did I think our fields were different. During my palliative medicine fellowship, I was surprised to learn that I would have to spend 2 weeks on a pediatric rotation. I entered the experience with an open mind and surprised myself by learning more about the practice of medicine than I ever expected.I thought I would learn dosing schedules for opioids in neonates and watch heart-breaking tears from parents. Entering the neonatal ICU for rounds, ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705.Corresponding Author: Deborah A. Morris, MD, HSR&D VAMC, Center for Palliative Care, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC Box 2770, Durham, NC 27705; e-mail, deborah.[email protected]edu. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySequential organ failure assessment score is an excellent operationalization of disease severity of adult patients with hospitalized community acquired pneumonia – results from the prospective observational PROGRESS study 17 May 2011Volume 154, Issue 10Page: 702KeywordsInfantsIntensive care unitsNeonatal intensive care unitsPalliative carePhlebotomySleepSurgeryTouchTwinsVentilators ePublished: 17 May 2011 Issue Published: 17 May 2011 PDF downloadLoading ...