Challenges in Medicine

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

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

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Carmen Frances K Fong, MD

Read U.S. Health Care Has Long COVID

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U.S. Health Care Has Long COVID

Danielle Pigneri, MD

Jun 12, 2023 Link to U.S. Health Care Has Long COVID

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

Read Participation in Public Discourse Over Controversial Issues

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Participation in Public Discourse Over Controversial Issues

Houston Paul Putman III, MD DLFAPA

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

Read Can ChatGPT Fix Communication Issues?

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Can ChatGPT Fix Communication Issues?

Jesus Rodriguez, MD

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

Read We're Supposed to Feel Safe at Work

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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?

Read Vocation for Physicians

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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

Read How To Improve Physician-Patient Communication

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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

Read Collaboration in Medical Research: Where Do We Stand?

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Collaboration in Medical Research: Where Do We Stand?

Wael Saasouh, MD

Mar 30, 2023 Link to Collaboration in Medical Research: Where Do We Stand?

Read What Is the True Cost of Medical Training?

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What Is the True Cost of Medical Training?

Mar 23, 2023 Link to What Is the True Cost of Medical Training?

Read The Measure of a ‘Good’ Physician Should Not Be Someone Who Does Everything a Patient Asks Them To Do

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The Measure of a ‘Good’ Physician Should Not Be Someone Who Does Everything a Patient Asks Them To Do

Carmen Frances K Fong, MD

Mar 16, 2023 Link to The Measure of a ‘Good’ Physician Should Not Be Someone Who Does Everything a Patient Asks Them To Do

Read Nearly 90% of Doctors Support Federal Ban on Noncompetes

Nearly 90% of Doctors Support Federal Ban on Noncompetes

Abraham Kim and 1 other

Mar 6, 2023 Link to Nearly 90% of Doctors Support Federal Ban on Noncompetes

Read How Leaving Clinical Practice Taught Me My Own Value as a Physician

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How Leaving Clinical Practice Taught Me My Own Value as a Physician

Raquel Rodriguez Martinez, MD

Feb 9, 2023 Link to How Leaving Clinical Practice Taught Me My Own Value as a Physician

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The Financial Questions We Ask Ourselves When We Become Patients

Ricardo Chujutalli, MD, MBA

Feb 2, 2023 Link to The Financial Questions We Ask Ourselves When We Become Patients

Read Is It Time to Remodel the Salary Foundation of Residency?

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Is It Time to Remodel the Salary Foundation of Residency?

Ricardo Chujutalli, MD, MBA

Jan 12, 2023 Link to Is It Time to Remodel the Salary Foundation of Residency?

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I Don't Feel Like a Role Model

Nov 7, 2022 Link to I Don't Feel Like a Role Model

Read Why are Relationships So Difficult to Address in Health Care?

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Why are Relationships So Difficult to Address in Health Care?

Niharika Goparaju, MD, MPH

Oct 12, 2022 Link to Why are Relationships So Difficult to Address in Health Care?

Read How I Unshackled Myself From Academic Medicine

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How I Unshackled Myself From Academic Medicine

Ashwini Bapat, MD

Sep 22, 2022 Link to How I Unshackled Myself From Academic Medicine

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'Fee-for-Service on Steroids': How Corporations Are Taking Over Medicine

Steve Dankle, MD

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