The Nocturnists

That's Ninja Doc to You with Meghan O'Brien, MD

Hospitalist Meghan O'Brien recounts the frustration of caring for a homeless patient who would rather be on the streets. Illustrations by Stephanie Muscat. Learn more and support us at thenocturnists....

11 Apr 201832min

I Am Enough with Grant Smith, MD

Grant Smith, chief resident in internal medicine at UCSF, recounts the story of his first code blue. Illustrations by Stephanie Muscat. Learn more and support us at thenocturnists.com. Thank you!

28 Mar 201823min

Not Always Wonderful with Dana Gal, MD

In the hospital, pediatrician Dana Gal struggles with a young patient who asserts her autonomy in ways that are frustrating, and even dangerous. Illustrations by Stephanie Muscat. Learn more and suppo...

7 Mar 201834min

Out of the Way with Ann Knapp, MD

Hospitalist Ann Knapp navigates her own doubts and assumptions when her patient, a ninety-year-old man, states he wants to die—today. Illustrations by Stephanie Muscat. Learn more and support us at th...

21 Feb 201829min

A Great Many Things More with Sirisha Narayana, MD

Sirisha Narayana, a hospital medicine physician, discusses her strong identity as a physician, and how it collided with her other identities, until one of her interns made a simple observation in the ...

6 Feb 201829min

Recognition with Ben Lerman, MD

Ben Lerman, an emergency medicine physician, describes how his ability to empathize with his patients deteriorated throughout his medical training, and how a chance encounter with a patient outside th...

25 Jan 201829min