A reflection for National Women Physicians Day (Spoiler alert: contains spoilers for the movie Barbie) In Barbie, a singular scene resonated powerfully with Women in Medicine across the land. You know the one. Shortly after Ken and Barbie leave Barbie Land and arrive in the Real World, Ken ventures off, discovers The Patriarchy, waltzes into a hospital…
Comments closedA monologue in the style of America Ferrera’s character Gloria in the Barbie Movie (original script by Greta Gerwig). It is literally impossible to be a woman in medicine. You can be at the top of your class in medical school and residency, and yet you will never think you’re good enough. Like, we have to…
Comments closedI had three main inspirations for my latest medical historical fiction book, THE COMMITTEE WILL KILL YOU NOW: First: The real-life history of “The God Committee” in early-1960s Seattle, WA. The committee consisted primarily of laypeople who secretly decided which people would receive the first kidney hemodialysis in the U.S. Rationing of healthcare. It’s one…
Comments closedI’m so excited to collaborate once again with Partners in Crime Tours to promote my latest book, THE COMMITTEE WILL KILL YOU NOW, via a virtual book tour! Follow along for reviews, showcases, and the chance to win prizes, including a copy of my book, THE COMMITTEE WILL KILL YOU NOW! Find out more on…
Comments closedThank you to CLOSLER for allowing me to contribute my essay of a “day in the life” reflection on rural oncology practice. “With the broken healthcare system crumbling, rural outpatient pharmacies shutting down, and labs and urgent cares intermittently closed due to staffing shortages, it’s easy to feel that the dwindling resources mean even our best is too little…
Comments closedOh wow! The International Thriller Writers’ publication, The Big Thrill, selected The Committee Will Kill You now as a recommended read of November 2023! THE BIG THRILL RECOMMENDS: THE COMMITTEE WILL KILL YOU NOW BY JL LYCETTE Recommended by Jonathan Davidson “‘The hospital had a saying—you came to work unless you were dead.’ “Noah Meier is a…
Comments closedNew book release! It’s here!!! The newest book by JL Lycette; the prequel to The Algorithm Will See You Now: THE COMMITTEE WILL KILL YOU NOW by JL Lycette The gripping new book from the author of The Algorithm Will See You Now. Based on the true-life rationing of kidney dialysis in 1960s America, a medical…
Comments closedMy alarm goes off at 3:30 AM for some early charting. I love these pre-work hours on my own unpaid time. I went into debt for hundreds of thousands of dollars to have the human physical need for sleep trained out of me. A neat side effect of this is that it also wiped the…
Author’s note: The Amazon Prime show The Power, based on Naomi Alderman’s book, flips the gender power construct 180 degrees. By doing so, the show (and book) show us how when certain things happen to men, they become shocking and unbelievable. Whereas for women, it’s just our day-to-day lives. I wrote this piece as an…
Comments closedAn April 28 article in JAMA Internal Medicine, “Comparing Physician and Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Responses to Patient Questions Posted to a Public Social Media Forum,” generated a great deal of discussion — much of it horrified. In particular, people are focusing on the study’s conclusions: that “chatbot responses were longer than physician responses, and the study’s…
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