I Got Sick for 5 Days… and It Made Me a Better ER Doctor

Описание: In residency (especially EM), you’re constantly balancing competing priorities: the patient, the nurse, the attending, the department flow, and administration. This video is about one simple principle that quietly upgrades everything: seeing from another person’s perspective — the Golden Rule, applied in real life.

Last month I got knocked out by an illness and was basically bed-ridden for days. It gave me an uncomfortable but powerful reminder of what it actually feels like to be a patient: weak, dizzy, unsure, and just trying to get through the next moment. And it changed how I communicate in the ED.

Then I noticed the same exact skill shows up in a totally different world: salsa. Great leads don’t “do moves” — they read the follow, adapt in seconds, and make the dance feel safe and fun. Same concept, different arena.

Also: quick real talk on hydration + electrolytes after heavy sweating (because water alone isn’t always enough when you’ve lost a lot of salt). Listen to your body.

If you’re a med student, resident, nurse, new attending, or just trying to be better with people—this one’s for you.


Chapters
00:00 The Golden Rule in Residency
01:10 Getting sick → patient perspective
03:10 The ED is competing interests
04:10 Nurse perspective (communication that helps)
05:15 Attending perspective (trust + safety)
06:30 Patient question: “What do you want from today’s visit?”
07:40 Admin perspective (flow, outcomes)
08:40 Salsa Congress: why hobbies teach people skills
10:10 Lead/follow: prediction + care
11:30 Yin/Yang: building a “complete” person
12:40 Electrolytes + sweating: what actually helps
14:00 Perspective in life: cops, relationships, storytelling

Drop a comment: Which perspective do you struggle to hold in your head during a shift? Nurse / attending / patient / admin?

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