Valerie Brooke, MDJan 34 minLocum What?When I tell people I’m working as a locum tenens, most look at me with confusion, like I am speaking a foreign language. Which I am, as...
Valerie Brooke, MDOct 18, 20234 minChangeAs the plane descended from the ash-colored clouds over Burlington, Vermont, I looked over the blunted orange and dark green leafed trees...
Valerie Brooke, MDSep 18, 20233 minCuriosity and the Practice of Medicine“Curiosity is the genesis of empathy,” were the astute words in my weekly email from writer Jeannine Ouellette. I'm taking a course from...
Valerie Brooke, MDAug 7, 20234 minListening to a Patient’s StoryI am part of a writer’s group and together we are doing a 12-week course on how to write a lyrical essay. The first week’s assignment is...