S1 E6. Hope & Truth: Emergency Medical Care During COVID-19 with Megan Cook

Rachel talks with Megan Cook, an emergency medicine resident at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Megan shares about her work as a doctor during COVID-19 and the tension between truth and hope that all doctors manage. They discuss Megan’s experiences in the emergency room with COVID patients and how she personally manages the complexity of this time both as a resident and in her personal life. Host: Rachel Vinciguerra Guest: Megan Cook Show Notes TIMES “TV Doctors’ Confusing Rule in the Coronavirus Pandemic” https://time.com/5828108/tv-doctors-coronavirus/ NYT “Black Coronavirus Patients End Up in Hospitals More Often, Study Finds” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/23/health/coronavirus-black-patients.html UN Women. “COVID-19: Emerging Gender Data and Why It Matters.” https://data.unwomen.org/resources/covid-19-emerging-gender-data-and-why-it-matters Unlocking Us. "Brene Brown on Comparative Suffering"  In Shock by Rana Awdish This American Life. "The Reprieve." Get Connected: Contact Megan with questions: [email protected] Email Rachel, with thoughts and ideas for future episodes: [email protected] Follow @paradoxiapodcast and @rachelvinciguerra on Instagram Website: rachelvinciguerra.com