As COVID-19 rages, Dr. Michael Dick won't let anything stop him from working – not even cancer
The doctor becomes a patient There’s little Michael Dick, MD, hasn’t seen in 27 years in the Emergency Department at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Dr. Dick is medical director of Emergency Medicine at Ohio State East Hospital and professor of Emergency Medicine. His is a physically and emotionally demanding job. But he doesn’t get a reprieve when he takes off his scrubs. He isn’t just fighting on the front lines of COVID-19, he’s also fighting cancer. Like most Americans, 2020 tested Dr. Dick’s body and psyche. But his battle has been different than most. In the...