Valerie Brooke, MDFeb 205 minLast CallBy last call I don’t mean the last call for alcohol before a bar closes; those nights are long behind me fortunately, way back to my...
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, 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...