Fortunately the FM wards team was invited to huddle up in the ED doc box (the work room for emergency medicine physicians) for our table rounds. We were grateful to share space with these folks whom we usually only overlap with briefly for handoffs on hospital admissions. It was such a gift to be able to get a better glimpse of the day-to-day of our emergency medicine colleagues while we reviewed our own census together. One of the EM attendings and I laughed together about getting to see this other side of each other’s services - enjoying the hilarious contrast of some of the abbreviated presentations in the acute setting (e.g. “dog bite - antibiotics - fine”) compared to us pontificating on some of the ways we family docs tailor our care to meet the needs of our patients (“let’s be thoughtful about how we order the diuretic regimen for this frail patient”).
In academic medicine, our institutions can be large and mighty, but often much too siloed. Having the opportunity to intermingle with other disciplines can be both insightful and build empathy and stronger connections between teams. And undoubtedly this better mutual understanding can strengthen our collaborative working relationships while improving patient care.
I can think of so many times where realtime interactions with my colleagues in other disciplines really enhanced not only the quality of patient care, but just felt good. Remembering that we’re all working together to help folks feel better can really fuel our sense of purpose and remind us that we are not alone in this sometimes grueling work of healthcare.
Looking forward to sharing more thoughts on this important theme through an interdisciplinary panel on collegiality in the workplace as part of “I’ve Got You” week. More to come!
In academic medicine, our institutions can be large and mighty, but often much too siloed. Having the opportunity to intermingle with other disciplines can be both insightful and build empathy and stronger connections between teams. And undoubtedly this better mutual understanding can strengthen our collaborative working relationships while improving patient care.
I can think of so many times where realtime interactions with my colleagues in other disciplines really enhanced not only the quality of patient care, but just felt good. Remembering that we’re all working together to help folks feel better can really fuel our sense of purpose and remind us that we are not alone in this sometimes grueling work of healthcare.
Looking forward to sharing more thoughts on this important theme through an interdisciplinary panel on collegiality in the workplace as part of “I’ve Got You” week. More to come!
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