The morning after I arrived in New Mexico was beautiful and warm, a pleasant change from the Northeast winter. I was entering my second year of emergency ultrasound fellowship and about to teach a point-of-care ultrasound course to health care providers working for the Indian Health Service (IHS). On that first day, as my colleagues and… Read More…
Posts Tagged ‘IHS’
Twenty-Seven Overnight Shifts: Lessons Learned from Indian Health Service Providers
Posted by John Eicken, M.D. • August 2nd, 2016
Care in Crisis
Posted by Ken Bernard • March 31st, 2016
I initially envisioned this post as an upbeat piece of advice for graduating residents who will soon go out into the world as healers. For me, this transition was both anxiety-provoking and rewarding, so I wanted to help residents avoid the pitfalls and enjoy the pearls. Look for that piece next month because after the… Read More…
Coming Home: Medicine from the Frontlines of Indian Country
Posted by Ken Bernard • August 10th, 2015
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of posts by Dr. Ken Bernard on his experience with the Indian Health Service. Boozhoo, or, “Hello.” I start in the language of my ancestors, the Anishinaabe, which means “Original People.” This summer I will be starting my career as an emergency physician and returning to… Read More…
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