| FEATURED CONTRIBUTORS |
John Wiesenfarth, MD
Caroline Giroux, MD
In his final column as SSVMS President, Dr. Wiesenfarth looks back on 2020 and all that it brought us. There were bright spots, including Operation Shields Up and addressing the need for health equity.
Cycles run through our lives, from its beginning to its end. Dr. Giroux has counted on the cycle of the seasons and daily routines to bring order to life. But like for so many other things, 2020 had different plans.
Eric Williams, MD
Faith T. Fitzgerald, MD
Dr. Williams returns with a personal and masterful poem about the challenges he faces as a Black man outside the hospital, where he is a respected surgeon. That respect is often missing in his daily life.
Faith Fitzgerald, MD returns with a story we can all relate to about the special teachers in her life. Two in particular stand out, one from junior high and one she worked with side-by-side for a half century.
drjohn@winfirst.com
imango@att.net
cgiroux@ucdavis.edu
ftfitzgerald@ucdavis.edu
Bob LaPerriere, MD
Jack Ostrich, MD
The SSVMS Museum of Medical History hosts hundreds of local students each year but is closed due to the pandemic. Dr. LaPerriere says work is underway to take the museum virtual for worldwide access.
Dr. Ostrich reviews Easing Pain on the Western Front, Paul Stepansky’s look at how nurses forged a new battlefield role in World War I as they also faced a different enemy: a worldwide plague.
ssvmsmus@gmail.com
jmost119@aol.com
Ken Smith
ken@kdscommunications.com
Dr. John Chuck chairs the Joy of Medicine Advisory Committee and wants physicians to be well, but burnout affects about half of them. Ken profiles Dr. Chuck and how what he’s learned can help you.
Sara Toulouie, MS II
Sara.Toulouie6181@cnsu.edu
The pandemic has had a profound effect on medical students who suddenly have to learn in different ways and have had their lives upended. Sara tells their stories and why more wellness services are needed.
Comments or letters, which may be published in a future issue, should be sent to the author’s email or to SSVMedicine@ssvms.org.
November/December 2020
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