by myheartcreative | Sep 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Female physicians and the fiberglass ceiling A male physician — one who sits on multiple committees at a large hospital in Dallas — was recently quoted in the Dallas Medical Journal, that female physicians earn less, and they “choose to or they simply don’t want to be... 
by myheartcreative | Jun 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s time to create the safety net by normalizing psychiatric care I’ve thought a great deal about what to say, if anything, about the two suicides recently of two people who were not merely celebrities in the TMZ sense, but people who represented creativity — perhaps... 
by myheartcreative | Mar 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
How psychiatrists became lesser physicians Recently, a form showed up on my desk to sign, approval for something or other. Not uncommon, given my role at the time as a chief psychiatrist, I signed dozens of such letters, memos, or forms, drafted by an administrative... 
by myheartcreative | Dec 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
What it’s like to practice medicine behind bars I hear many comments and genuine inquiries about being a physician in a prison. They’re all well-meaning yet hint at how little is known about this world on the “inside” and those who inhabit it. I take my time answering...