by Lissa Rankin | Jan 16, 2011 | Spirituality
I was cleaning out my storage unit and came across the book of poems I wrote as a young girl – the book a publisher wanted to publish back when I was 15. (I politely declined – these were my private poems and not meant for public viewing.) This poem, which...
by Lissa Rankin | Dec 30, 2010 | Physical Health
As an OB/GYN physician who took overnight call for 15 years before leaving the practice of medicine, the CNN article about the latest editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine, which discusses how sleep-deprived surgeons should consider disclosing their sleepy...
by Lissa Rankin | Jun 10, 2010 | Physical Health
I have a confession to make. Four years ago, I was calling you the “Pod People,” because I felt so traumatized by the behavior of other doctors. When I quit practicing medicine around that time, I wanted to have nothing to do with doctors. I called myself a...
by Lissa Rankin | Jun 4, 2010 | Physical Health
How many times have you filled out the form at the doctor’s office and lied? Everyone raise their hands (Bueller? Bueller?). Yeah, me too. And I’m a doctor. Why do we do this? Hey, there are some very personal questions on these forms! And you want your doctor to...
by Lissa Rankin | Jan 1, 2008 | Environment, Work Life Purpose
I’d love to hear your thoughts, stories, and feedback on my “How to Change the World” manifesto. Feel free to share in the comments section below.
