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Social Networking

A More Perfect Union

Michelle Au M.D. on August 4, 2011

With the incredible power of social media comes great responsibility, particularly for those who see the human condition at its most vulnerable. And we need to start teaching our young medical trainees, from an earlier age, about common sense when it comes to its use.

With the incredible power of social media comes great responsibility, particularly for those who see the human condition at its most vulnerable. And we need to start teaching our young medical trainees, from an earlier age, about common sense when it comes to its use.

Career

The Great Wall

Michelle Au M.D. on June 23, 2011

When doctors seem distant, sometimes they're just protecting themselves.

When doctors seem distant, sometimes they're just protecting themselves.

Career

The Mommy Wars, Medical Edition

Michelle Au M.D. on June 13, 2011

Are women really less worthy of the privilege of a medical education, just because some of us decide to have children?

Are women really less worthy of the privilege of a medical education, just because some of us decide to have children?

Parenting

When Parents Don't Vaccinate, I Take It Personally

Michelle Au M.D. on June 8, 2011

The fact is, when people tell me that they decided not to vaccinate their children, I am taking it personally.

Here is why.

The fact is, when people tell me that they decided not to vaccinate their children, I am taking it personally.

Here is why.

We want our doctors to be perfect. We want them to know all the answers, to never say the wrong thing, and above all, to always, always, be there for us. We want our doctors to be superhuman. But the fact of it is: they're not.