by Agnieszka Solberg, MD | Apr 4, 2020 | COVID-19, Wellness
Weeks ago, I had burnout on the brain. You know, the kind that physicians and other healthcare workers deal with on a constant basis thanks to constant changes in administrative and legislative requirements. You all know this: we can’t just practice medicine anymore....
by Agnieszka Solberg, MD | Mar 14, 2020 | Leadership, Wellness
Last week I spent most of a whole day trying to knock out tasks on my never-ending to-do list. I also spent a considerable amount of time trying to figure out why my list is so damn long. The irony is undeniable: I mentor people almost every day and advise them to say...
by Agnieszka Solberg, MD | Feb 29, 2020 | COVID-19, Health, Wellness
COVID-19 – Should I worry? Reliable information on outbreaks, disease prevention, and travel. You may be sitting in your home deciding if you should be worried… what you should do. Maybe your neighbors are buying out water bottles and survival kits. You went...
by Agnieszka Solberg, MD | Feb 23, 2020 | Book Club, Gender Equity, Wellness
At the start of every school year, on the dozens of forms parents have to fill out regarding contact information—whom to call in an emergency, whom to call if a kid gets sent to the nurse or gets lost on a field trip, etc.—I put my husband’s name and phone number...
by Agnieszka Solberg, MD | Oct 29, 2019 | Leadership, Wellness
My uncle died. He was married to my aunt, my godmother. The last time I have seen either of them was about three years ago at my sister’s wedding. I spent much of the day yesterday thinking… and drinking my aunt’s homemade punch, so tasty that I drank enough to forget...
by Agnieszka Solberg, MD | Mar 9, 2019 | Gender Equity
As a female interventional radiologist, I am often asked why I chose a traditionally male-dominated field. After all, IR was not a field that piqued my interest early on. In fact, I was not even aware it existed until after I started working as an internal medicine...
by Agnieszka Solberg, MD | Mar 9, 2019 | #HeForShe, Gender Equity
A male interventional radiologist who is active in the #HeForShe campaign recently told me that he is being pressured to stop advocating for women. My first instinct was the biggest sigh and eyeroll of my life followed by thoughts of locker room peer pressure and...
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