Pandemic perspectives–Part 3
The readers of ACP Hospitalist have written about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In August, ACP Hospitalist asked our readers to submit short articles about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Responses came from hospitalists around the country, describing professional lessons and personal experiences that brought on tears, laughter, and so many other reactions. Read on for a selection of these essays. (Patient names and details have been changed to protect privacy or are used with permission.)
- One of us by Angelika Koch-Leibmann, MD, FACP
- August 5, 2020, New York City by Yelena Averbukh, MD
- Doctors are human by Heather Hofmann, MD, FACP
- People, not problems by Cody W. Moore, MD, ACP Member
- First day on service by Adrian Mayo, MD, ACP Member
- The greatest gift by Brittany Lyons, DO, ACP Member
- Saying goodbye to Leo by Jennifer Caputo-Seidler, MD, ACP Member
- Goals of care by Himabindu Lanka, MD, ACP Member
- Heart of a hospitalist by Shivani Bhatia Martin, MD, FACP