Challenges in Medicine

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

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Why Are Pharmacists Often Left Out of the Health Care Equation?

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Frieda Wiley

Feb 11, 2020

Read The Dark Secret Behind New Hospital Designsarticle image
Theodora Swenson, MD Link to Theodora Swenson, MD's page

The Dark Secret Behind New Hospital Designs

Theodora Swenson, MD

Feb 3, 2020 Link to The Dark Secret Behind New Hospital Designs

Read How Did the System That’s Supposed to Heal Get so Broken?article image
Max Blumberg, MD Link to Max Blumberg, MD 's page

How Did the System That’s Supposed to Heal Get so Broken?

Max Blumberg, MD

Dec 18, 2019 Link to How Did the System That’s Supposed to Heal Get so Broken?

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Open Letter to My Colleagues: Culture Change is Everyone’s Responsibility

Ann Danoff, MD

Dec 9, 2019 Link to Open Letter to My Colleagues: Culture Change is Everyone’s Responsibility

Read Dermatology Would Have More Diversity If It Had a Separate Matcharticle image
Powell Perng, MD Link to Powell Perng, MD's page

Dermatology Would Have More Diversity If It Had a Separate Match

Powell Perng, MD

Dec 2, 2019 Link to Dermatology Would Have More Diversity If It Had a Separate Match

Read It’s Time to Stop the Pharmaceutical Marketing Money Machinearticle image
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It’s Time to Stop the Pharmaceutical Marketing Money Machine

Arthur Lazarus, MD, MBA

Nov 22, 2019 Link to It’s Time to Stop the Pharmaceutical Marketing Money Machine

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Our Unhealthy Addiction to Health Insurance

Jeffrey S Gold, MD

Nov 19, 2019 Link to Our Unhealthy Addiction to Health Insurance

Read Call Isn’t a Set of Manacles. It’s a Backpack You Can’t Take Offarticle image
Daniel Waters, DO Link to Daniel Waters, DO's page

Call Isn’t a Set of Manacles. It’s a Backpack You Can’t Take Off

Daniel Waters, DO

Nov 1, 2019 Link to Call Isn’t a Set of Manacles. It’s a Backpack You Can’t Take Off

Read Balancing Pros and Cons: What is the Best Insurance Plan For America? article image
Denise Powell, MD Link to Denise Powell, MD's page

Balancing Pros and Cons: What is the Best Insurance Plan For America?

Denise Powell, MD

Oct 31, 2019 Link to Balancing Pros and Cons: What is the Best Insurance Plan For America?

Read Where Have All the Doctors Gone?article image
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Where Have All the Doctors Gone?

Valerie Anne Jones, MD

Oct 29, 2019 Link to Where Have All the Doctors Gone?

Read How Is A Sandcastle A Metaphor For Burnout? I'll Tell Youarticle image
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How Is A Sandcastle A Metaphor For Burnout? I'll Tell You

Jennifer Lycette, MD

Oct 23, 2019 Link to How Is A Sandcastle A Metaphor For Burnout? I'll Tell You

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How Medicine Kills Creativity

Tara McCannel, MD, PhD

Oct 21, 2019 Link to How Medicine Kills Creativity

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The Paradox for Docs

Debra E. Blaine, MD

Oct 21, 2019 Link to The Paradox for Docs

Read Chief Wellness Officer: New Opportunity, Necessary Rolearticle image
Arthur Lazarus, MD, MBA Link to Arthur Lazarus, MD, MBA's page

Chief Wellness Officer: New Opportunity, Necessary Role

Arthur Lazarus, MD, MBA

Oct 18, 2019 Link to Chief Wellness Officer: New Opportunity, Necessary Role

Read I Refuse to Be Put in the Crossfire of an Angry Patientarticle image
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I Refuse to Be Put in the Crossfire of an Angry Patient

Nina M. Carroll, MD

Oct 15, 2019 Link to I Refuse to Be Put in the Crossfire of an Angry Patient

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What is Cadillac Health Care Syndrome?

Joseph Francis Bentivegna, MD

Oct 2, 2019 Link to What is Cadillac Health Care Syndrome?

Read Using an EMR in Front of a Patient Is Akin to Distracted Drivingarticle image
Adam Rosen, DO Link to Adam Rosen, DO's page

Using an EMR in Front of a Patient Is Akin to Distracted Driving

Adam Rosen, DO

Sep 30, 2019 Link to Using an EMR in Front of a Patient Is Akin to Distracted Driving

Read Does a Medical Board Consultant Have a Duty to Care?article image
Anne Phelan-Adams, MD Link to Anne Phelan-Adams, MD's page

Does a Medical Board Consultant Have a Duty to Care?

Anne Phelan-Adams, MD

Sep 30, 2019 Link to Does a Medical Board Consultant Have a Duty to Care?

Read I'm a White Doctor. How Could I Earn This Black Father's Trust? article image
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I'm a White Doctor. How Could I Earn This Black Father's Trust?

Phoebe Prioleau, MD

Sep 11, 2019 Link to I'm a White Doctor. How Could I Earn This Black Father's Trust?

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The Burden of Having Ears That Can Hear

Tamorah Lewis, MD, PhD

Sep 10, 2019 Link to The Burden of Having Ears That Can Hear

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How Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) Can Help Residents Get More Time Off

Peter Nielson, MD

Sep 5, 2019 Link to How Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) Can Help Residents Get More Time Off

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'I'll Get That Checked Out Soon' and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves

Ashley L. Pistorio, MD, MS

Sep 3, 2019 Link to 'I'll Get That Checked Out Soon' and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves