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Am I Next? Nurses Discuss RaDonda Vaught and Preventing Medical Errors

Suzanne Baga, MA, RRT and 1 other

Read The White Coat is Here to Stay, But Do You Still Wear One?

Link to Vincent Myers, MS's page

The White Coat is Here to Stay, But Do You Still Wear One?

Vincent Myers, MS

Jun 22, 2022 Link to The White Coat is Here to Stay, But Do You Still Wear One?

Read Most Doctors Choose a Job That Keeps Them Close to Friends and Family

Most Doctors Choose a Job That Keeps Them Close to Friends and Family

Natalia Birgisson, MD and 2 others

Jun 13, 2022 Link to Most Doctors Choose a Job That Keeps Them Close to Friends and Family

Read Doctors Need and Deserve a Real Financial Plan

Link to James M. Dahle, MD's page

Doctors Need and Deserve a Real Financial Plan

James M. Dahle, MD

May 24, 2022 Link to Doctors Need and Deserve a Real Financial Plan

Read Can We Have Gender Equity in Medicine?

Can We Have Gender Equity in Medicine?

James Friebe and 1 other

May 17, 2022 Link to Can We Have Gender Equity in Medicine?

Read What You Need to Know About Colorectal Cancer Screening: An Interview with the CDC

Link to Angelica Recierdo, MS, BSN's page

What You Need to Know About Colorectal Cancer Screening: An Interview with the CDC

Angelica Recierdo, MS, BSN

May 17, 2022 Link to What You Need to Know About Colorectal Cancer Screening: An Interview with the CDC

Read "We Don't Have Any Data, It's a Fable": Psychiatrists on Virtual Ketamine Treatment

Link to Melina Tessier's page

"We Don't Have Any Data, It's a Fable": Psychiatrists on Virtual Ketamine Treatment

May 10, 2022 Link to "We Don't Have Any Data, It's a Fable": Psychiatrists on Virtual Ketamine Treatment

Read More Than Just Caring for Patients, Medicine Is About Standing Up for Truth

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More Than Just Caring for Patients, Medicine Is About Standing Up for Truth

May 9, 2022 Link to More Than Just Caring for Patients, Medicine Is About Standing Up for Truth

Read 56% Clinicians Now Plan to Attend In-Person Conferences

56% Clinicians Now Plan to Attend In-Person Conferences

Abraham Kim and 1 other

May 4, 2022 Link to 56% Clinicians Now Plan to Attend In-Person Conferences

Read “Don’t Be Seduced by Flash and Glitz”: Financial Advice for Young Physicians

Link to Robert M. Doroghazi, MD's page

“Don’t Be Seduced by Flash and Glitz”: Financial Advice for Young Physicians

Robert M. Doroghazi, MD

Apr 26, 2022 Link to “Don’t Be Seduced by Flash and Glitz”: Financial Advice for Young Physicians

Read NKF President Reflects on Conference Success

Link to Jenna Colturi's page

NKF President Reflects on Conference Success

Apr 18, 2022 Link to NKF President Reflects on Conference Success

Read Will You Be Taking the PANRE-LA? PAs Respond

Will You Be Taking the PANRE-LA? PAs Respond

Sophia Bercow and 1 other

Apr 1, 2022 Link to Will You Be Taking the PANRE-LA? PAs Respond

Read Do Sustainable Solutions to the Nursing Shortage Exist?

Link to Jenna Colturi's page

Do Sustainable Solutions to the Nursing Shortage Exist?

Mar 29, 2022 Link to Do Sustainable Solutions to the Nursing Shortage Exist?

Read She Was Told She Could Lead From Behind as a Woman in Medicine. It Just Wasn’t True

She Was Told She Could Lead From Behind as a Woman in Medicine. It Just Wasn’t True

Abraham Kim and 1 other

Mar 22, 2022 Link to She Was Told She Could Lead From Behind as a Woman in Medicine. It Just Wasn’t True

Read 72% of Doctors Don’t Know the Cost of Common Treatments

72% of Doctors Don’t Know the Cost of Common Treatments

Abraham Kim and 2 others

Mar 22, 2022 Link to 72% of Doctors Don’t Know the Cost of Common Treatments

Read A Good Laugh Goes a Long Way: Using Humor in Patient Interactions

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A Good Laugh Goes a Long Way: Using Humor in Patient Interactions

Mar 15, 2022 Link to A Good Laugh Goes a Long Way: Using Humor in Patient Interactions

Read Does Telehealth Promote Patient Trust?

Does Telehealth Promote Patient Trust?

Natalia Birgisson, MD and 3 others

Mar 8, 2022 Link to Does Telehealth Promote Patient Trust?

Read Most Clinicians Don’t Want Their Kids to Work in Medicine. Interest Is Booming Anyway

Most Clinicians Don’t Want Their Kids to Work in Medicine. Interest Is Booming Anyway

Daniel Novinson, MD, MPH and 1 other

Feb 23, 2022 Link to Most Clinicians Don’t Want Their Kids to Work in Medicine. Interest Is Booming Anyway

Read The Op-Med Awards: In Celebration of Medicine

The Op-Med Awards: In Celebration of Medicine

Abraham Kim and 2 others

Feb 14, 2022 Link to The Op-Med Awards: In Celebration of Medicine

Read Preparing for the Super Bowl With the LA Rams Team Physician

Link to Jenna Colturi's page

Preparing for the Super Bowl With the LA Rams Team Physician

Feb 8, 2022 Link to Preparing for the Super Bowl With the LA Rams Team Physician

Read How One Native American Doctor Empowers His Community

Link to Angelica Recierdo, MS, BSN's page

How One Native American Doctor Empowers His Community

Angelica Recierdo, MS, BSN

Jan 27, 2022 Link to How One Native American Doctor Empowers His Community

Read In the Race Against Inflation, Half of Medical Specialties Are Left Behind

In the Race Against Inflation, Half of Medical Specialties Are Left Behind

Abraham Kim and 3 others

Jan 25, 2022 Link to In the Race Against Inflation, Half of Medical Specialties Are Left Behind