The Doctor Who Quit
It was an unusual and unexpected hospitalization at Froedtert, affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, so maybe I...
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Dr. Jill H Murphy
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Why Write a Book & Other Burning Questions
Since the debut of my author website, DrJillMurphy.com, I have been asked a few popular questions about me, my practice in the medical...
Top 10 Attributes of Patient-Centered Healthcare Providers (aka,Superstar Clinicians)
The moment is indelibly imprinted on my brain, the setting an in-patient hospital room. I had spent the night in the Houston hospital...
When to Get a Second Opinion
This is a question patients ask me so often, I really don’t bat an eyelash at the query. Whether it’s a surgical consult, or a different...
Perspective
April 23, 2020: Everyone has their own feelings- for sure. And certainly your past experiences help shape how you feel about the present,...
The Patient Bill of Rights
Twenty basic rights every patient deserves to receive in every clinician interaction in every US healthcare setting. 1. The right to...
When Physicians Inflict Trauma on Patients (Everyone Loses)
In the past seven years, I’ve had a lot of medical experiences. But every now and then, a certain conversation or episode of care becomes...
Book Excerpt from Doctor Heal Thyself: American Dreaming
This is the story of a regular gal, who just happened to be a doctor of physical therapy, for whom life got rather tricky at an...
Corduroy
At some point, your subconscious picks up on it, and believes it. As a patient, I felt Corduroy’s unacknowledged existence intensely.
Change
May, 2020: Change. It’s a mighty scary word for only having 6 letters. Yet it’s the only word that described every single person’s world...
Going Without
April, 2020: It’s been quite a month since our last newsletter. Social distancing has become the norm. Kids are learning at home....
Seizing Every Second
Nov, 2019: November has never been my favorite month, and all of this premature snow and cold definitely is not changing my feelings...
The Value of Time with Patients
Sept, 2019: I hate to admit it, but I have become a bit addicted to Twitter as of late. This addiction comes at a cost. While...
Grit.
May, 2019: They say that one of the most important attributes a person can have to be suc cessful in life is grit. Not being born with a...
Joy
Nov, 2018: I have to be honest. November is my least favorite month of the whole year. Why? Just look outside. The sky is cloudy, the...
Treating the Patient as the Customer
Sept, 2018: As we head into fall (already?!), here in the Murphy household we are still recovering from our crazy and unexpected summer....
The Purpose of Suffering
July, 2018: Back in December, I wrote a letter entitled, “Bigger.” It outlined some of my hardships and wins as I sought care for my...
Bigger
Dec, 2017: After nearly five years of a heart arrhythmia that came on suddenly during my last pregnancy, and years of attempting to treat...
Frustration
June, 2017: Frustration. We’ve ALL been there. Big frustrations over our jobs, money, family, relationships, health, and so much more....
Thinking Outside the Box
Sept, 2016: As I am writing this month’s letter, I am relishing the Gino’s East deep dish pizza I was able to devour 12 hours before my...
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