Challenges in Medicine

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

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What is Cadillac Health Care Syndrome?

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Joseph Francis Bentivegna, MD

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

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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?

Read It’s Not Just the Doctors. It’s the Students, Too

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It’s Not Just the Doctors. It’s the Students, Too

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Read It Is Time for More Doctors to Unionize

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It Is Time for More Doctors to Unionize

Laura Tommaso, MD

Jul 30, 2019 Link to It Is Time for More Doctors to Unionize

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The Emotional Occupational Hazards of Our Work

Jennifer Zick, PhD and 2 others

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Read Medical Malpractice Stress Syndrome and Catastrophic Vascular Complications

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Medical Malpractice Stress Syndrome and Catastrophic Vascular Complications

Joseph Maroon, MD

Jul 29, 2019 Link to Medical Malpractice Stress Syndrome and Catastrophic Vascular Complications

Read I Am More Than a Press-Ganey Score

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I Am More Than a Press-Ganey Score

Fola Babatunde, MD

Jul 25, 2019 Link to I Am More Than a Press-Ganey Score

Read Institutionally Driven Initiatives May Help Prevent Burnout More Successfully

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Institutionally Driven Initiatives May Help Prevent Burnout More Successfully

Shree Agrawal MD

Jul 23, 2019 Link to Institutionally Driven Initiatives May Help Prevent Burnout More Successfully

Read Who's Going to be Left to Deliver Your Children's Children?

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Who's Going to be Left to Deliver Your Children's Children?

Christina Adams, MD

Jul 17, 2019 Link to Who's Going to be Left to Deliver Your Children's Children?

Read 'If I Let Her Keep Talking How Far Behind Was I Going to Get?'

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'If I Let Her Keep Talking How Far Behind Was I Going to Get?'

Caroline Rose, MD

Jul 11, 2019 Link to 'If I Let Her Keep Talking How Far Behind Was I Going to Get?'