From time to time, On Call publishes personal essays from its readers that offer a personal perspective on what it means to be a healthcare professional. You can submit an essay for consideration by sending an e-mail with the essay attached to jsaling@bostonworks.com.
Type "Perspective" in the subject line, and include your name, affiliation, address, and daytime phone number in the body of the email. Essays should be no longer than 700 words and may be edited to make them consistent with On Call's style. Essays published under the heading of Perspective are the viewpoint of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of On Call's editorial staff or Boston.com. |
Check out these past "Perspective" columns
A new, interactive video training program demonstrates quick and effective strategies for screening patients for heavy drinking and helping them to cut down or quit.
(On Call, 04/17/08)
This is space that's reserved for your narratives and your insights about the jobs you do. Over the years we've published essays from readers about topics ranging from confronting mortality and how it feels to experience the gratitude of a patient to remembering classmates and working abroad.
(01/02/08)
October is Health Literacy Month, a time when health literacy advocates around the world promote the importance of making health information understandable.
(On Call, 10/02/07)
Health literacy is a worldwide concern as providers everywhere strive to communicate health information more clearly.
(On Call, 09/04/07)
I missed her funeral. Teresa was 41 years old when I met her during my first week on the job as a nurse practitioner.
(On Call, 5/01/07)
