I work with with thirty-three different attendings. Who want patients managed, needles held, stitches thrown, lacerations repaired, knots tied thirty-three different ways. It was part of the learning curve, at first, learning which attending liked what, remembering who to call about different problems and learning to not be upset when I didn’t remember who preferred...
We’d like your help. And this is simple – should take 5 minutes – and with a great return on investment. 1. decide on your favorite Medelita garment 2. wear it to work 3. find a well-lit spot without a ton of background noise 4. ask someone to take a video with your iPhone (or...
As the mummified corpses in museums across the world can attest, the art of bandaging dates at least as far back as Ancient Egypt. Throughout history, bandages were primarily made of linen, and one story even claims that the Roman Emperor Trajan tore up his own toga when bandages ran short on the battlefield. For...
Blood. I’m certain many of you are all too familiar with the life-giving fluid that flows through our veins, and seeing it in abundance is very rarely a good thing. However, blood banks are an exception – a very vital and necessary exception. The ‘creator’ of the first blood bank is a subject of debate,...
“I have striven to obtain education, at every sacrifice and every hazard, and to apply such education to the good of our common country.” Standing against centuries of discrimination, James McCune Smith, MD was the first African American to earn a medical degree and run a U.S. pharmacy. Smith was born in 1813 in New...
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May 2, 2012 • Comments Closed Having been born and raised in England, I can attest to the fact that we British folk love our vowels, i.e. colour, honour, catalogue, and dialogue. When my family moved to the United States, I was an exceptionally confused seventh grader – with zero cultural American knowledge, a very different vocabulary, a skirt that was...
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Apr 30, 2012 • Comments Closed Did you know that pus was once used extensively for vaccinations? We often take for granted how convenient our lives can be in this modern age. A vaccination, for example, is little more these days than the prick of a needle. Imagine for a moment, however, that in order to receive a flu vaccination, your...
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Apr 27, 2012 • Comments Closed As you probably already know, the popular phrase ‘knee-jerk reaction’ has its roots in medicine. Before the convenience of technology and diagnostic imaging, medical professionals often needed to ascertain what was happening internally by examining external clues. The stethoscope was one of the first tools developed to assist in this process, and the reflex hammer...
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Apr 23, 2012 • Comments Closed Grey is often considered the color of intellect, knowledge, and wisdom. It is perceived as classic, sleek and refined. It is a color that is dignified, conservative, and carries authority. The human eye can distinguish about 500 shades of grey, so, for us, the task of designing grey scrubs was far more than simple. As...
My first rotation was terrifying. Internal medicine at St. Mary’s Hospital in Brooklyn. I remember driving there the first morning, watching the sun peek through project housing, thinking “where is everyone???” As I got closer to the hospital, there was a car frame that had been set on fire sometime in the night – the...
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Apr 16, 2012 • Comments Closed Albert Ross Tilley, CM OBE (November 24, 1904 – April 19, 1988) was a Canadian plastic surgeon who pioneered the treatment of burned airmen during Second World War. Tilley was born in Bowmanville, Ontario and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1929. He was one of the first physicians in Canada to train in...
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Apr 13, 2012 • Comments Closed Wilder Graves Penfield, OM, CC, CMG, FRS (January 26, 1891 – April 5, 1976) was, ironically, the son of a failed physician. In 1899, his father’s failed medical practice forced his mother to take the children to live with her parents, becoming a writer, housekeeper, and Bible teacher in order to support her family. In...
Guest Blog: ToMAYto, ToMAHto
May 16, 2012
Take a Short Video Wearing Medelita, and We’ll Send You That Garment – GRATIS.
May 14, 2012
ACE: The Origin of the Tensor Bandage
May 9, 2012
A Different Kind of Bank: The History of Blood Storage
May 8, 2012
Honoring a Pioneer: James McCune Smith, MD
May 4, 2012
Orthopedic vs Orthopaedic
May 2, 2012
Edward Anthony Jenner
Apr 30, 2012
Knee Jerk: The Origins of the Reflex Hammer
Apr 27, 2012
Grey Scrubs Giveaway
Apr 23, 2012
Why I’m Voting for Larry Herman, MPA, R-PAC, DFAAPA
Apr 18, 2012
