The Emotional Well

A year ago, I made the transition from the many hats I wore at Deaconess (pharmacy practice in adult/pediatrics, emergency medicine, and women's health) to a pediatric emergency medicine clinical position at a Level II Trauma Center. The transition has been a difficult one. The medication end was, believe it or not, the easy part; the hardest has been the constant emotional drain. There's a certain amount of empathy required...

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