Challenges in Medicine

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

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When Are We Going to Rethink Residency Training Hours?

Kunal Sindhu, MD

Aug 20, 2019

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In Bad Form? My Patient Left Against Medical Advice

Ton La, Jr.

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

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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

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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?

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Who Is Actually Determining Our Patients' Care?

Richard C. Allen, MD, PhD

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

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

Megan Pignato

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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?'

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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

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The Residency Match Process Violates Espoused Values

Mark Mullen

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

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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

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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

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Tipping Point

Alessandra Amy Elizabeth Ross, MD

Jun 24, 2019 Link to Tipping Point

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Indignity Board Exams

Lisa Masson, MD

Jun 18, 2019 Link to Indignity Board Exams

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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

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What to Do If You Ever Get Called a Disruptive Physician

Amanda Xi, MD

May 31, 2019 Link to What to Do If You Ever Get Called a Disruptive Physician

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The 'Promise of EHRs'

Mark Lloyd Braunstein, MD

May 30, 2019 Link to The 'Promise of EHRs'