Challenges in Medicine

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

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

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Daniel Waters, DO

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

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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?

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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 You

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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

Read How Medicine Kills Creativity

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How Medicine Kills Creativity

Tara McCannel, MD, PhD

Oct 21, 2019 Link to How Medicine Kills Creativity

Read The Paradox for Docs

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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 Role

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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 Patient

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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

Read What is Cadillac Health Care Syndrome?

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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 Driving

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

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?

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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?

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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?

Read The Burden of Having Ears That Can Hear

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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

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

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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

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

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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

Read Hope Theory Can Cure Our Burnout

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Hope Theory Can Cure Our Burnout

Charles Black, MD

Aug 23, 2019 Link to Hope Theory Can Cure Our Burnout

Read Saying 'No' to a Patient Can Be Done out of Compassion

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Saying 'No' to a Patient Can Be Done out of Compassion

Benjamin Schwartz, MD

Aug 21, 2019 Link to Saying 'No' to a Patient Can Be Done out of Compassion

Read When Are We Going to Rethink Residency Training Hours?

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When Are We Going to Rethink Residency Training Hours?

Kunal Sindhu, MD

Aug 20, 2019 Link to When Are We Going to Rethink Residency Training Hours?

Read In Bad Form? My Patient Left Against Medical Advice

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In Bad Form? My Patient Left Against Medical Advice

Aug 16, 2019 Link to In Bad Form? My Patient Left Against Medical Advice

Read A Gradual Ascent From the Fog of Frustration in Family Medicine

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A Gradual Ascent From the Fog of Frustration in Family Medicine

Melissa Kwak, MD

Aug 15, 2019 Link to A Gradual Ascent From the Fog of Frustration in Family Medicine

Read How Does Medicare for All Affect Doctors?

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How Does Medicare for All Affect Doctors?

Gillian Karatinos, MD, M.S.

Aug 13, 2019 Link to How Does Medicare for All Affect Doctors?

Read Who Is Actually Determining Our Patients' Care?

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Who Is Actually Determining Our Patients' Care?

Richard C. Allen, MD, PhD, FACS

Aug 5, 2019 Link to Who Is Actually Determining Our Patients' Care?