Challenges in Medicine

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

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Caring for Patients Is the Only Reason I'm Still Here

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Emily Louise Sieracki Wetherholt PharmD

Read Embracing Affirmative Action: A Path to Diverse and Compassionate Health Care

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Embracing Affirmative Action: A Path to Diverse and Compassionate Health Care

Stephanie Moss, MD

Sep 28, 2023 Link to Embracing Affirmative Action: A Path to Diverse and Compassionate Health Care

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A Case for Moral Healing

Jimmy Leung, MD

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Read The Patient Who Made Me Want to Make Time for Him

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The Patient Who Made Me Want to Make Time for Him

Sarah Samaan, MD

Aug 31, 2023 Link to The Patient Who Made Me Want to Make Time for Him

Read A (Not So) Simple Buried Suture

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A (Not So) Simple Buried Suture

Aug 28, 2023 Link to A (Not So) Simple Buried Suture

Read When Physicians Are Punished for Good Work

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When Physicians Are Punished for Good Work

Raquel Rodriguez Martinez, MD

Aug 7, 2023 Link to When Physicians Are Punished for Good Work

Read A Degree Among Diapers: Being a Parent in Medical School

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A Degree Among Diapers: Being a Parent in Medical School

Jul 24, 2023 Link to A Degree Among Diapers: Being a Parent in Medical School

Read The Triple-Demic: Hardships and Successes Faced as First-Year Pediatric EM Fellows

The Triple-Demic: Hardships and Successes Faced as First-Year Pediatric EM Fellows

Lea C. Dikranian, MD and 1 other

Jul 17, 2023 Link to The Triple-Demic: Hardships and Successes Faced as First-Year Pediatric EM Fellows

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Bakeries and the 'Sesame Loophole'

Bonnie Salomon, MD

Jul 17, 2023 Link to Bakeries and the 'Sesame Loophole'

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Don’t Let a Stressful Patient Ruin Your Day

Karine Ngoie, PA MSPAS

Jul 6, 2023 Link to Don’t Let a Stressful Patient Ruin Your Day

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When Your Hair Collides With Your Career

Karine Ngoie, PA MSPAS

Jun 20, 2023 Link to When Your Hair Collides With Your Career

Read I’m a Woman Who Left Academic Medicine. I May Never Go Back

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I’m a Woman Who Left Academic Medicine. I May Never Go Back

Carmen Frances K Fong, MD

Jun 12, 2023 Link to I’m a Woman Who Left Academic Medicine. I May Never Go Back

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U.S. Health Care Has Long COVID

Danielle Pigneri, MD

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Read Medicine is Not What It Used to Be

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Medicine is Not What It Used to Be

Ricardo Chujutalli, MD, MBA

Jun 8, 2023 Link to Medicine is Not What It Used to Be

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Participation in Public Discourse Over Controversial Issues

H. Paul Putman III, MD

May 30, 2023 Link to Participation in Public Discourse Over Controversial Issues

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Can ChatGPT Fix Communication Issues?

Jesus Rodriguez, MD

May 16, 2023 Link to Can ChatGPT Fix Communication Issues?

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We're Supposed to Feel Safe at Work

Diana Halloran, MD

May 11, 2023 Link to We're Supposed to Feel Safe at Work

Read Unpacking the Hierarchy in Medicine: Is It Time for Change?

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Unpacking the Hierarchy in Medicine: Is It Time for Change?

Abiba Salahou, MD

Apr 24, 2023 Link to Unpacking the Hierarchy in Medicine: Is It Time for Change?

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Vocation for Physicians

Jennifer Reid, MD

Apr 20, 2023 Link to Vocation for Physicians

Read Why Aren't Medical Students Going into Emergency Medicine?

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Why Aren't Medical Students Going into Emergency Medicine?

Meeta P. Shah, MD

Apr 10, 2023 Link to Why Aren't Medical Students Going into Emergency Medicine?

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Addressing Stigma in Addiction Medicine

Olapeju Simoyan, MD, MPH

Apr 3, 2023 Link to Addressing Stigma in Addiction Medicine

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How To Improve Physician-Patient Communication

Rabia Yunus Karani, MD

Mar 30, 2023 Link to How To Improve Physician-Patient Communication