Dr. Lakshman finished his fellowship as an ICU pulmonologist at Boston University when the COVID-19 outbreak began. Thrown into unknown territory, Lakshman and his colleagues struggled to navigate their new reality as the virus raged. […]
For those employed in the medical field, separating personal and professional life can be challenging, especially during times of uncertainty. Entering the medical world at the beginning of the pandemic, Heather dives into her professional and personal hardships. […]
In this week’s episode, psychiatrist Jessi reveals her struggle to identify her burnout amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. She discusses her journey with mental health and analyzes how medical school grooms upcoming residents in a way that unfortunately upholds the stigma around mental health. […]
At the start of the pandemic, the scarcity of information on Coronavirus caused a significant burden among the world’s Infectious Disease Specialists. […]
While the rest of the world closed in on itself at the start of the pandemic, Dr. Elizabeth’s pediatrician office made a valiant effort to stay open in some capacity to continue caring for its patients. […]
Throughout the pandemic, frontline healthcare workers have encountered and grappled with unprecedented levels of stress. Sara describes her experience from her perspective as a Clinical Nurse Education Specialist- constantly caught in between leadership and her colleagues on the front lines. […]
The COVID-19 Pandemic has sent healthcare workers through a physical and emotional whirlwind, and it is only when the dust settles that frontline workers have the opportunity to reflect on what they had just endured. […]
In this episode, Mandy, a Pediatric ICU nurse, and future psychiatric nurse practitioner, discusses her decision to postpone her degree and remain at her patient’s bedsides and not abandon her colleagues during this tumultuous time. […]
For the first time, an international health care worker joins forces with The Quell Foundation’s Lift the Mask Podcast to highlight some of the critical aspects in global mental health relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, a long-term care nurse from the Netherlands with a hearty personality, Niek, goes through his memories of the past year. While the pressure built upon him and his co-workers, loneliness, and isolation began to set in. With what felt like a lack […]
Caitlyn Spurlock, a three-time Quell scholar and recent graduate from Penn State University and a member of The Quell Foundation’s Jr. Board of Directors, reflects on her mental health journey in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. […]