Challenges in Medicine

Examining the issues in medicine that you, your colleagues, and your patients face.

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Women Physicians Do More ‘Non-Promotable’ Work

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Carmen Frances K Fong, MD

Read 'I Don't Like Doctors'

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'I Don't Like Doctors'

Alyssa Lambrecht

Apr 11, 2024 Link to 'I Don't Like Doctors'

Read What’s the ICD-10 Code for Moral Injury?

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What’s the ICD-10 Code for Moral Injury?

Jenny Jones, MD

Mar 28, 2024 Link to What’s the ICD-10 Code for Moral Injury?

Read An Apology Is Not a Career Ender

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An Apology Is Not a Career Ender

Mar 27, 2024 Link to An Apology Is Not a Career Ender

Read An Amazonian Evacuation

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An Amazonian Evacuation

Jenny Jones, MD

Mar 26, 2024 Link to An Amazonian Evacuation

Read How Medical Education Has Ignored Female Genital Anatomy

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How Medical Education Has Ignored Female Genital Anatomy

Mar 11, 2024 Link to How Medical Education Has Ignored Female Genital Anatomy

Read Failure is An Integral Part of Medical Education

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Failure is An Integral Part of Medical Education

Alexander Yahanda, MD

Mar 11, 2024 Link to Failure is An Integral Part of Medical Education

Read The Medical School Admissions Process Is Falling Short

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The Medical School Admissions Process Is Falling Short

Michelle Amy Finkel, MD

Mar 5, 2024 Link to The Medical School Admissions Process Is Falling Short

Read Giving Birth Could Be a Death Sentence

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Giving Birth Could Be a Death Sentence

Grace Onimoe, MD MPH, FAAP

Feb 26, 2024 Link to Giving Birth Could Be a Death Sentence

Read Why We All Need Psychological Safety

Why We All Need Psychological Safety

Ashten Duncan, MD and 1 other

Feb 22, 2024 Link to Why We All Need Psychological Safety

Read Medicine Has an Ageism Problem. It’s Time to Talk About It.

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Medicine Has an Ageism Problem. It’s Time to Talk About It.

Mallory Grove, MD

Feb 22, 2024 Link to Medicine Has an Ageism Problem. It’s Time to Talk About It.

Read Carrying the Weight of Representation, For My Patients and Colleagues

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Carrying the Weight of Representation, For My Patients and Colleagues

Feb 20, 2024 Link to Carrying the Weight of Representation, For My Patients and Colleagues

Read What Do We Do Without Evidence in a World of Evidence-Based Medicine?

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What Do We Do Without Evidence in a World of Evidence-Based Medicine?

Brittany Panico, DO

Feb 20, 2024 Link to What Do We Do Without Evidence in a World of Evidence-Based Medicine?

Read Where Are the Maternity Wards?

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Where Are the Maternity Wards?

Maya Nambisan, MD

Feb 12, 2024 Link to Where Are the Maternity Wards?

Read Multitasking Is a Balancing Act for Physicians

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Multitasking Is a Balancing Act for Physicians

Rohana Motley White, MD

Feb 1, 2024 Link to Multitasking Is a Balancing Act for Physicians

Read Judicious Resource Utilization: Comparing Low and High-Income Countries

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Judicious Resource Utilization: Comparing Low and High-Income Countries

Jenny Jones, MD

Jan 4, 2024 Link to Judicious Resource Utilization: Comparing Low and High-Income Countries

Read Millennial Leaders Are Changing Medicine for the Better

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Millennial Leaders Are Changing Medicine for the Better

Brittany Panico, DO

Jan 2, 2024 Link to Millennial Leaders Are Changing Medicine for the Better

Read A Tale of Two Countries: Gender Equality in Medicine

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A Tale of Two Countries: Gender Equality in Medicine

Jenny Jones, MD

Dec 14, 2023 Link to A Tale of Two Countries: Gender Equality in Medicine

Read Better Collaboration Can Rebuild Trust and Reconfirm Clinical Expertise

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Better Collaboration Can Rebuild Trust and Reconfirm Clinical Expertise

Roberto Garcia, MD

Nov 27, 2023 Link to Better Collaboration Can Rebuild Trust and Reconfirm Clinical Expertise

Read My Son Was Being Born. Two Hours Later, I Had to Turn in an Assignment for Med School.

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My Son Was Being Born. Two Hours Later, I Had to Turn in an Assignment for Med School.

Nov 27, 2023 Link to My Son Was Being Born. Two Hours Later, I Had to Turn in an Assignment for Med School.

Read Intensive Care Equals Intense Stress: How to Get Through It

Link to Kymberley Armstrong, NP's page

Intensive Care Equals Intense Stress: How to Get Through It

Kymberley Armstrong, NP

Nov 16, 2023 Link to Intensive Care Equals Intense Stress: How to Get Through It

Read Give Medical Students the Empathy You Wanted

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Give Medical Students the Empathy You Wanted

Oct 26, 2023 Link to Give Medical Students the Empathy You Wanted