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Hope Theory Can Cure Our Burnout

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Charles Black, MD

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

Aug 5, 2019 Link to It’s Not Just the Doctors. It’s the Students, Too

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

Read The Emotional Occupational Hazards of Our Work

The Emotional Occupational Hazards of Our Work

Brianna Engelson and 2 others

Jul 29, 2019 Link to The Emotional Occupational Hazards of Our Work

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?'

Read How Do We Create a Healthier Patient-Provider Ecosystem

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How Do We Create a Healthier Patient-Provider Ecosystem

Shree Agrawal MD

Jul 1, 2019 Link to How Do We Create a Healthier Patient-Provider Ecosystem

Read The Residency Match Process Violates Espoused Values

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The Residency Match Process Violates Espoused Values

Jun 28, 2019 Link to The Residency Match Process Violates Espoused Values

Read The Interview Trail: Bias Has a New Face

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The Interview Trail: Bias Has a New Face

Shree Agrawal MD

Jun 26, 2019 Link to The Interview Trail: Bias Has a New Face

Read Coming to Terms With Quality Metrics for the Greater Good

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Coming to Terms With Quality Metrics for the Greater Good

Jeffrey Howard Millstein, MD

Jun 25, 2019 Link to Coming to Terms With Quality Metrics for the Greater Good

Read Tipping Point

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Tipping Point

Alessandra Amy Elizabeth Ross, MD

Jun 24, 2019 Link to Tipping Point

Read Indignity Board Exams

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Indignity Board Exams

Lisa Masson, MD

Jun 18, 2019 Link to Indignity Board Exams

Read It Took More Than 100 Days for My Patient to Get Approval for an Expanded Access Treatment

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It Took More Than 100 Days for My Patient to Get Approval for an Expanded Access Treatment

Jennifer Lycette, MD

Jun 10, 2019 Link to It Took More Than 100 Days for My Patient to Get Approval for an Expanded Access Treatment