I Owe the System
Buzz wasn’t on call. But the guilt was. Orthopods don’t say no—until maybe they do.
medical culture
The Return
Solan switched from coffee to tea and didn’t notice much difference. But when Buzz asked, “Okay, Socrates. You good?” the small changes suddenly felt a little louder.
The Permission Slip
Sometimes skipping a meeting feels like the boldest act of self-care. Dr. Solan Call didn’t plan to bail—but when the calendar called it “Departmental Synergy,” he knew the real rebellion was just walking away.
The Peak Illusion
Physician burnout, but make it scalable.
Dr. Peake’s empathy pipeline is thriving. Dr. Solan Call? Quietly vanishing behind the synergy slides.
A satirical story about dashboards, dissonance, and the cost of performative care.