Challenges in Medicine

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

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

Max Blumberg, MD

Dec 18, 2019

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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?

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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?

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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

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Hope Theory Can Cure Our Burnout

Charles Black, MD

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

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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