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The Whistling Santa
Yesterday, on Christmas Day, I flew from my home in Reno, NV, to Minneapolis, MN, to start a new traveling physician job at a...
Valerie Brooke, MD
Dec 26, 20235 min read
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Curiosity and the Practice of Medicine
“Curiosity is the genesis of empathy,” were the astute words in my weekly email from writer Jeannine Ouellette. I'm taking a course from...
Valerie Brooke, MD
Sep 18, 20233 min read
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The Big Leap
“When we get quiet enough, for long enough, we can hear the whispers, of what is right, of what is true, and most importantly, which way...
Valerie Brooke, MD
Jul 23, 20234 min read
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Love and Money
It took me many drives to work to realize what bothered me about this billboard. At first, I thought it was because I could not for the...
Valerie Brooke, MD
May 9, 20225 min read
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A New Holiday Story
Yesterday at work, on Christmas Day, one of my patient’s care givers said to me, “Why are you here on Christmas? Did you get the short...
Valerie Brooke, MD
Dec 26, 20213 min read
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Love and Work
I have been working some sort of job since I was a teenager. My mother was approached at church the summer I had just turned fourteen by...
Valerie Brooke, MD
May 31, 20214 min read
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