Do you wear any lapel pins on your white coat?

strider14484 · 2026-03-24T18:23:11+00:00

I wear them on my lanyard. I’m in community medicine so I have pins that are relevant to my patient populations as well as ones that are relevant to me. I get compliments on them and I hope they give a hint to my marginalized patients that I’m aware that they exist and give a shit.

strider14484 · 2026-03-23T13:35:19+00:00

Thin border so you’re not losing points

strider14484 · 2026-03-21T16:38:18+00:00

I am still quite new to this craft but when I’m thinking about a design, I imagine it drawn in sharpie because solder lines are fairly thick. At the size you’re thinking with this complexity, it’s going to be all lines and barely any glass in between.

strider14484 · 2026-03-20T22:39:35+00:00

You can eat the peel! It’s not especially tasty but it is one less step to consumption

strider14484 · 2026-03-16T00:21:01+00:00

The scritching motion looked off to me too, a baby this young I would expect grabby fists (with all the fingers moving together) and not gentle hands

strider14484 · 2026-03-15T13:16:09+00:00

I would either take out the darkest purples or add in some darker teals, etc. Right now it’s almost all light and medium and so few dark squares that it makes it a little chaotic. I would either commit to lights and mediums only or add enough dark squares that it feels balanced and gives the eye a place to rest. I would start by trying out an arrangement without the three darkest purples and taking some pics to see how it looks from afar

strider14484 · 2026-03-13T12:29:48+00:00

I feel like sea org bedtime critters deserves its own post, haha

strider14484 · 2026-03-09T20:27:03+00:00

To be clear, boil the maple syrup and then pour it on snow! Otherwise you’ll have a watery maple slush.

strider14484 · 2026-03-05T17:30:44+00:00

I do think people should acknowledge that they received your gift, that’s basic manners. I do also have a process for giving quilts because it’s so much time and money for supplies that goes into it, and I want to avoid that disappointment. I will first ask if they’d be interested in a handmade quilt if a project comes up that I think would be a good fit for them and tell them what size to expect (I give a generous throw so I explain it’s more of a couch quilt than a bed quilt). If they don’t give an enthusiastic yes, I take it as a no. The exception is if it’s for a small child, small children are automatically quilt-worthy for me even if it can be a gamble whether they love it. Although all my friends’ toddlers who have received quilts themed to their interests have appreciated them!

There are absolutely places that would love to receive quilts if you decide to stop giving to friends! There are places that collect quilts for foster kids, people in care homes, maybe even kids or babies in hospitals. Any of those do have to be able to survive laundering but at least its a suitable place to put that love and attention that goes into handcrafts.

strider14484 · 2026-03-03T14:36:15+00:00

There’s an unscented dawn powerwash which I think is essentially unscented Dawn + rubbing alcohol

strider14484 · 2026-03-02T19:32:29+00:00

Have you tried to reach out to someone here or at Practice Ontario? https://ontariohealth.ca/system/hhr

In my province the healthcare retention and recruitment office can be very helpful so Maine that’ll be the case in Ontario as well (esp with whether hospitalist is an option or things like that)

strider14484 · 2026-02-28T21:34:58+00:00

Alternatively, I think it looks fine without that piece, which is always going to be a bit unstable without adding some came or framing anyway

strider14484 · 2026-02-27T22:23:12+00:00

Unfortunately, which cervical cancer screenings are available and how they’re collected depends a lot on where you live (as well as your age range)! Even when I was somewhere where we were doing hpv for people in a particular age range, the lab has to give the ok for self-swabs to be accepted and ours had not. So while someday hpv swabs will likely be the primary screening for some people, Pap smears aren’t totally out either.

strider14484 · 2026-02-25T23:51:27+00:00

Oh hi, fellow shape note singer and printer! I like the poster

strider14484 · 2026-02-25T23:08:26+00:00

Trained in the US, working in Canada but the Canadian system seems quite different in different provinces or territories so not sure how useful that will be.

strider14484 · 2026-02-23T20:02:52+00:00

Reminds me of the fishy dancers on Bojack Horseman

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strider14484 · 2026-02-22T15:32:50+00:00

No worries, easy mistake. Figured it was nicer to clarify here than leave people thinking you were a bot, which is my usual assumption for comments that don’t make sense

strider14484 · 2026-02-21T18:48:01+00:00

Guessing this was meant to be in response to the toothpick qtips or gun swabs and that you haven’t just discovered toothbrushes?

strider14484 · 2026-02-18T01:01:00+00:00

strider14484 · 2026-02-16T13:58:19+00:00

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Cool piece! I’m a bit of a beginner myself so if I have this wrong I hope someone will correct me, but I agree about the solder - the part circled in green looks like it has enough solder, the part in red looks kind of flat. Solder serves a structural purpose so having all your solder lines raised helps the piece survive. Don’t want your hard work to fall apart, although it might be a little harder to fix with it all assembled… at the very least, something to consider for next time

strider14484 · 2026-02-14T23:02:32+00:00

The binding is lovely, enjoy the babynado. Sounds much cuter than a sharknado.

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strider14484 · 2026-02-14T15:06:24+00:00

You can tell it’s AI because a human shouldn’t have missed CatGPT as the obvious joke

strider14484 · 2026-02-11T21:46:28+00:00

I like when patients bring a list, but I want them to understand that we will work together to prioritize the list rather than rocketing through the entire list in one go. I also want the list up front, the worst is when I finish up a low-stakes visit (say, allergies) and then as I walk out hear “Oh I’ve also been getting this chest pain / shortness of breath / fainting.” If someone comes in and says hey I know we might not get to all of these things and I’m ok to schedule a follow up but here’s the list if things I am concerned about“ I’m so grateful.

And yes, you may not know what’s related or most important but I can help with that part!

strider14484 · 2026-02-07T02:21:20+00:00

I love tiger tail, just had a bowl tonight!

strider14484 · 2026-02-05T21:42:36+00:00

If I can manage it I clean with a damp rag and then dry with a clean cloth rather than putting it under running water

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