Dr. Tullia Rushton '09
Q: How has your work changed during the COVID-19 pandemic?
A: Whether it's our gynecologic patients in-house or those delivering babies, patients have to experience these major life events with far fewer family and friends at the beside than they otherwise would have. I've been lucky to be surrounded by faculty, fellows, residents, and nurses who all have stepped up to provide more support to patients and to be creative in finding ways to communicate with family members throughout the patient's hospital stay.
Q: How did your experience at Springs shape your career choice?
A: At Springs, I was part of a community that valued finding common ground between those with different cultures, experiences, beliefs, and dispositions. Compassion and kindness were just as important as the intellectual intensity. What I loved about Springs then, I love about medicine now. While obvious differences exist, the two communities are more similar in spirit than I would have thought before starting medical school.
Q: What advice would you give Springs students who want to pursue a career in healthcare?
A: Go for it! Medicine is equal parts rewarding, engaging, exhausting, and humbling. The hours (and hours) spent studying in the library, taking exams, and filling out applications is absolutely worthwhile. I love my job and would never consider doing anything else.
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A: Whether it's our gynecologic patients in-house or those delivering babies, patients have to experience these major life events with far fewer family and friends at the beside than they otherwise would have. I've been lucky to be surrounded by faculty, fellows, residents, and nurses who all have stepped up to provide more support to patients and to be creative in finding ways to communicate with family members throughout the patient's hospital stay.
Q: How did your experience at Springs shape your career choice?
A: At Springs, I was part of a community that valued finding common ground between those with different cultures, experiences, beliefs, and dispositions. Compassion and kindness were just as important as the intellectual intensity. What I loved about Springs then, I love about medicine now. While obvious differences exist, the two communities are more similar in spirit than I would have thought before starting medical school.
Q: What advice would you give Springs students who want to pursue a career in healthcare?
A: Go for it! Medicine is equal parts rewarding, engaging, exhausting, and humbling. The hours (and hours) spent studying in the library, taking exams, and filling out applications is absolutely worthwhile. I love my job and would never consider doing anything else.
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