Perle Feldman
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 9/24/2023
Lessons on medical education from the tennis court
Last week, I was watching a learner doing a first prenatal visit. She was asking all the routine questions without preamble or explanation. I could see the couple getting more and more anxious. - 8/24/2023
Ethel Bruneau: An elegy to a dance legend
I delivered four of Suzanne's five children over the years—but her mother gave one of my children a magical gift, too. - 7/12/2023
The next time you see me, I will be a Grandpapa
A discussion on the transformative power of love combined with directness gets squeezed in between buying cheeses at the market. - 6/26/2023
The problem with ‘geezering’
Things absolutely were better back in my day . . . some of the time. - 6/14/2023
The hero’s journey
In myth, a hero may refuse the call to adventure, becoming mired in denial. I recently watched a resident with a young patient with diabetes. Already on max oral meds, his latest tests showed beginnings of complications in the eyes, feet and kidneys. - 5/16/2023
Gossip and the art of storytelling
Inching towards retirement, somewhat reluctantly, I've pondered what I ought to do with myself once I finally take the plunge. - 5/8/2023
A physician of a certain age
I liked it better when my cohort was exhausted by attending each other's weddings, rather than the perpetual funeral arrangements I find myself making these days. But, death is something physicians all must learn about first hand. - 4/18/2023
Distinguishing the capable from the dangerous
Recently I took part in a practice SOO for two different McGill teaching units. Many complain about this this exam but with something so high stakes as licensure, I'd argue we need it. - 3/9/2023
'Opener of the womb': The burden and privilege of being the first born
Doctors have a tendency to be first-born or only children, myself included. Why are we the way that we are? - 2/23/2023
The other side of Roxham Road
A 41-year-old woman just switched to me after her obstetrician retired. She has had all her previous eleven babies at another hospital and I want to make her feel safe. My vacation starts tomorrow and not a moment too soon. I have compassion fatigue.
