Editor’s Note: This is a story from “both sides of the fence.” “I nailed it when I picked orthopaedics, for sure.” Let me tell you why I feel this way. Just before beginning medical school, I worked at a fitness center. A client I worked with had not progressed...
Editor’s Note: This storyteller told me I was catching her on a “down day.” Based on the description of the contributing issues, I suspect this is not an uncommon feeling among those who practice orthopaedic surgery at present. “I am feeling ‘under’:...
Editor’s Note: This account describes the self-injurious side of silence. As I mentally prepared for my residency, I was aware that I might experience sexual harassment from my instructors. As a PGY I and II, I wasn’t prepared for it coming from a senior orthopaedic...
