If you’ve been following me for a minute, you know that I led a lot of family meetings as an intern. I don’t remember every single patient, but I remember every family I’ve spoken to about end of life. For me- a wee tot in her 20s whose first run-ins with death happened in the hospital- it could be really difficult. . . Especially when the family meetings ended up looking like an episode of Maury. I have seen fights break out in the halls, yelling around the nursing station, illegal demands that x person be updated and not y, and security being called. I’ve also seen multiple generations of a family cluster to bedside, friends/family who hadn’t seen their loved one in twenty years make it to say goodbye, and siblings put aside disagreements to come to a conclusion. It’s really a privilege to be privy to such a trying time for families- and it’s something most people deal with only occasionally in their lifetimes, let alone multiple times a week. . . #procreate #illustration #webcomic #healthcare #resident #intern #inpatient #doctor #relatable #womeninmedicine #blackdoctors #graphicmedicine #premed #premedmotivation #residency #internalmedicine #medschool #medicine #medicalschool #medlife #md #medstudent #nurse
I.M. Resident only a little jaded.