By Eve Purdy (@purdy_eve) Author’s note: As a disclaimer, I am not a surgical resident and have lived the experience in the OR only as an outsider as both a medical student and off-service resident. […]
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Author: Eve Purdy
Third year medical student with interest in Emergency Medicine, Medical Education and Social Media in Health Care.
A rant on “pimping” and social capital
By Eve Purdy (@purdy_eve) Every resident has one, or more likely a few, moments that they wish they could take back. Sometimes they relate to patient care but more often they relate to interactions with […]
Participant observation to enhance learning
By Eve Purdy (@purdy_eve) Participant observation is “the description of events, behaviours, and artifacts in a social setting”[1]- it is the cornerstone of data collection in anthropology. Historically, anthropologists ventured to exotic locales and immersed […]
FIFE-ing your way through Anthropology and Medicine
By Eve Purdy (@purdy_eve) I realized during one of my master’s courses that anthropology is at the core of one of the most ubiquitous teaching tools used in clinical skills. The FIFE model is taught […]
Cultivating Belongingness in Clerkship and Beyond
By Eve Purdy (@purdy_eve) Anthropologists are fascinated by the concept of belonging – social membership in a particular group. How do individuals become a part of a group? How does one maintain membership? What happens […]