Challenges in Medicine

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

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The Cruel Paradigm of Working in Neonatology

Kerri Z. Machut, MD and 4 others

Read My Patient Went Against Medical Advice. By the Time I Saw Him He Was Paralyzed

Link to Paul Calvin Holtrop, MD's page

My Patient Went Against Medical Advice. By the Time I Saw Him He Was Paralyzed

Paul Calvin Holtrop, MD

Jul 5, 2022 Link to My Patient Went Against Medical Advice. By the Time I Saw Him He Was Paralyzed

Read Playing Hot Potato with Patient Referrals

Link to Sampath Prahalad, MD's page

Playing Hot Potato with Patient Referrals

Sampath Prahalad, MD

Jun 21, 2022 Link to Playing Hot Potato with Patient Referrals

Read Is My Knowledge Enough to Save Me and My Child?

Link to Micaela Stevenson's page

Is My Knowledge Enough to Save Me and My Child?

Micaela Stevenson

Jun 13, 2022 Link to Is My Knowledge Enough to Save Me and My Child?

Read A Resident's Simple Question Made All the Difference

Link to Dallas Walter, MD's page

A Resident's Simple Question Made All the Difference

Dallas Walter, MD

Jun 6, 2022 Link to A Resident's Simple Question Made All the Difference

Read Should Physicians Be One-Trick Ponies?

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Should Physicians Be One-Trick Ponies?

Benjamin T Ostrander, MD, MSE

May 24, 2022 Link to Should Physicians Be One-Trick Ponies?

Read The Racist Language That Masquerades As a Diagnosis

Link to Saljooq Asif's page

The Racist Language That Masquerades As a Diagnosis

May 24, 2022 Link to The Racist Language That Masquerades As a Diagnosis

Read Some Days, Being a Physician Feels Like Deja Vu

Link to Heather Kristin Schopper, MD's page

Some Days, Being a Physician Feels Like Deja Vu

Heather Kristin Schopper, MD

May 23, 2022 Link to Some Days, Being a Physician Feels Like Deja Vu

Read Why I Am Choosing To Be “Inefficient” In Medicine

Link to Colleen McDermott, MD's page

Why I Am Choosing To Be “Inefficient” In Medicine

Colleen McDermott, MD

May 3, 2022 Link to Why I Am Choosing To Be “Inefficient” In Medicine

Read We Aren’t Taught Enough to Be Doctors Outside of the Hospital

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We Aren’t Taught Enough to Be Doctors Outside of the Hospital

Sathvik Namburar, MD

May 3, 2022 Link to We Aren’t Taught Enough to Be Doctors Outside of the Hospital

Read The High Price We Pay for Health in America

The High Price We Pay for Health in America

Ricardo Chujutalli, MD, MBA and 1 other

May 2, 2022 Link to The High Price We Pay for Health in America

Read Food Is Medicine. Hospital Food Currently Is Not

Link to Benjamin T Ostrander, MD, MSE's page

Food Is Medicine. Hospital Food Currently Is Not

Benjamin T Ostrander, MD, MSE

Apr 26, 2022 Link to Food Is Medicine. Hospital Food Currently Is Not

Read No Job Interview I’ve Had Has Actually Evaluated My Doctoring Skills

Link to Charlotte Grinberg, MD's page

No Job Interview I’ve Had Has Actually Evaluated My Doctoring Skills

Charlotte Grinberg, MD

Apr 26, 2022 Link to No Job Interview I’ve Had Has Actually Evaluated My Doctoring Skills

Read What Does Climate Change Have to Do With Medicine?

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What Does Climate Change Have to Do With Medicine?

Rebecca K. Tsevat, MD

Apr 25, 2022 Link to What Does Climate Change Have to Do With Medicine?

Read Why We Need to Diversify Medicine

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Why We Need to Diversify Medicine

Apr 25, 2022 Link to Why We Need to Diversify Medicine

Read Why Should Hospitals Have to Pay for Uninsured Patients?

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Why Should Hospitals Have to Pay for Uninsured Patients?

Paul Calvin Holtrop, MD

Apr 18, 2022 Link to Why Should Hospitals Have to Pay for Uninsured Patients?

Read Supplements Are Simply Medications Without FDA Oversight

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Supplements Are Simply Medications Without FDA Oversight

Alexandria Clarinda Lynch, MD, MPH, FACS, CPE

Apr 12, 2022 Link to Supplements Are Simply Medications Without FDA Oversight

Read How the NRMP can Clarify the Match Process with One Simple Change

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How the NRMP can Clarify the Match Process with One Simple Change

Apr 6, 2022 Link to How the NRMP can Clarify the Match Process with One Simple Change

Read The Cost of Not Talking About Health Care Costs

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The Cost of Not Talking About Health Care Costs

Rebecca Yanovsky Dufner, MD, MBA

Apr 5, 2022 Link to The Cost of Not Talking About Health Care Costs

Read Solving Burnout Takes More than Just Wellness

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Solving Burnout Takes More than Just Wellness

Sarah Humphreys, MD, MPH

Mar 30, 2022 Link to Solving Burnout Takes More than Just Wellness

Read Is It Possible to Reach a State of Flow In Medicine?

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Is It Possible to Reach a State of Flow In Medicine?

Joy Chang Liu, MD

Mar 29, 2022 Link to Is It Possible to Reach a State of Flow In Medicine?

Read My Fellow Physicians, This Is Not Your Fault

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My Fellow Physicians, This Is Not Your Fault

Jennifer Reid, MD

Mar 23, 2022 Link to My Fellow Physicians, This Is Not Your Fault