Sasha Yakhkind
@sashkind
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#Neurocriticalcare @tuftsmedicalctr, #editor of #theperfectdoctor book, #medhumanities @inTrainingDoc @inHouseMag, #wellness, #globalhealth. Views are my own.
Boston, MA
Joined August 2009
Join me at the Gold Humanism Summit for a workshop on addressing burnout through writing Sept 17-20 in Baltimore MD! Excited to work with some amazing collaborators from the lovely @InTrainingDoc
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Join me for a workshop on Writing and Storytelling in Healthcare with @ByMariaSimbra and Ironed Words Productions on August 3rd! #medhum #medicalhumanities #storytelling #writing #burnout #healthcare
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RT @rkchoi: 1/ Hi 👋 #neurotwitter #medtwitter #neurocritcare, today as your @neurocritcarej #SoMeAmbassador, we will be focusing on the fol….
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Neurocritical Care - Classic teaching in neurocritical care is to avoid jugular access for central venous catheterization (CVC) because of a presumed risk of increasing intracranial pressure (ICP)....
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20% off for graduation season until April 22nd! @InTrainingDoc #medhum #medicalhumanities #narrativemedicine #medstudent #medstudentgifts.
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The Perfect Doctor: Forty Voices on the Imperfect Pursuit of an Ideal
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“…Something profound is lost when we submit to the jaundiced view that medicine is a business like any other. There is value in striving for something higher.” 👋 heading to #blueskyapp!.
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Health insurers and hospitals increasingly treat patients less as humans in need of care than consumers who generate profit.
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Thank YOU @Miriamcolleran2 !.
The Perfect Doctor: Forty Voices on the Imperfect Pursuit of an Ideal [2024] — PAGER PUBLICATIONS, INC. Honoured to have a chapter in The Perfect Doctor. @sashkind - Thank you 💐💐
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RT @majorajay: We're proud to announce our latest print book, The Perfect Doctor, curated by Dr. @sashkind and featuring 40 narratives writ….
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RT @AdamEdwardLang: A must-read by @sashkind! Her book showcases 40 voices on the imperfect pursuit of an ideal. The Perfect Doctor. #th….
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RT @studentdoctor: What does "The Perfect Doctor" mean? This collection of stories highlights the diversity of physician's lives and what t….
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So thrilled, proud, and grateful to Pager Publications and all the contributors! #medhum #humanities #perfection #medicine #premed #residency.
Our latest book is now published! The Perfect Doctor, a compilation curated by Dr. @sashkind. Learn more at and purchase the book at All proceeds go to support our 501c3 nonprofit literary company #meded
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RT @caseyalbin: Starting a rotation in Neurocritical Care? .Wondering how you can hit the ground running, play nice in the sandbox, navigat….
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RT @namorrismd: @jepodell and I were honored to contribute an article on #TBI and #TSCI to this issue! @MDNeurocritcare @ShockTrauma_CC @sh….
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RT @LesterLeung: It's happening: 2024 AHA-ASA performance measures for non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage #ICH….
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The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association released a revised spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage guideline in 2022. A working group of stroke experts reviewed this guideline and...
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“What if we revealed, to each other and to ourselves, the people behind the illu- sion? Would [the medical student] be better prepared for the grueling days of his training and career that are yet to come?” - Erica Andrist, M.D., M.B.E. of @MottPICU.
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What do we tell medical students who are wowed by senior physicians’ power and control over patients’ conditions and outcomes when we know this power and control are largely illusory?
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Thanks Melinda Ginne and @SutterHealth for having me for grand rounds to talk about one of my favorite topics! #conciousness in #neurocriticalcare
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Missed this original post! Excited to be working on wellness projects @TuftsMedicalCtr.
Eight Tufts MC team members recently earned grant funding to support innovative programs to improve staff wellness, from a holistic approach to promote well-being of neurology residents to a proposal for regular resilience check-ins with Spiritual Care staff. #TuftsMedicine
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