Challenges in Medicine

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

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Primary Care Doctors Are Vital. Why Aren't They Recognized More?

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Benjamin Simon Kornitzer, MD

Read Combating Race-Based Medicine

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Combating Race-Based Medicine

Micaela Stevenson

Dec 8, 2021 Link to Combating Race-Based Medicine

Read The Second Class of Practicing Medicine

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The Second Class of Practicing Medicine

Alexandria Clarinda Lynch, MD, MPH, FACS, CPE

Dec 6, 2021 Link to The Second Class of Practicing Medicine

Read Why Don't Clinicians Have Medical Coaches?

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Why Don't Clinicians Have Medical Coaches?

Ricardo Chujutalli, MD, MBA

Dec 6, 2021 Link to Why Don't Clinicians Have Medical Coaches?

Read 4 Benefits That Might Actually Make Clinicians Stay

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4 Benefits That Might Actually Make Clinicians Stay

Harrison Reed, PA

Nov 29, 2021 Link to 4 Benefits That Might Actually Make Clinicians Stay

Read 'We Are the Underdogs': First-Gen Physicians on Their Pursuit of a Medical Career

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'We Are the Underdogs': First-Gen Physicians on Their Pursuit of a Medical Career

Nov 16, 2021 Link to 'We Are the Underdogs': First-Gen Physicians on Their Pursuit of a Medical Career

Read Reduce, Reuse, Recycle—Yes, Even in the OR

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle—Yes, Even in the OR

Sathvik Namburar, MD

Nov 16, 2021 Link to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle—Yes, Even in the OR

Read Disparities in the Air We Breathe

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Disparities in the Air We Breathe

Payel Gupta, MD

Nov 15, 2021 Link to Disparities in the Air We Breathe

Read We're Tired. We're Busy. We Still Need to Provide Optimal Care

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We're Tired. We're Busy. We Still Need to Provide Optimal Care

Micaela Stevenson

Nov 8, 2021 Link to We're Tired. We're Busy. We Still Need to Provide Optimal Care

Read Healing One Patient Is Simple. Healing the Health Care System Isn’t

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Healing One Patient Is Simple. Healing the Health Care System Isn’t

Chirag Parghi, MD

Nov 5, 2021 Link to Healing One Patient Is Simple. Healing the Health Care System Isn’t

Read Have You Ever Made An Intern or Medical Student Cry?

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Have You Ever Made An Intern or Medical Student Cry?

Colleen McDermott, MD

Nov 1, 2021 Link to Have You Ever Made An Intern or Medical Student Cry?

Read The Gender Pay Gap in Medicine is Not a Myth

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The Gender Pay Gap in Medicine is Not a Myth

Nov 1, 2021 Link to The Gender Pay Gap in Medicine is Not a Myth

Read How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Impacted Women Clinicians

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How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Impacted Women Clinicians

Andrea B Braun, MD

Nov 1, 2021 Link to How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Impacted Women Clinicians

Read A Pandemic Within a Pandemic: Navigating Burnout Among Health Care Workers

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A Pandemic Within a Pandemic: Navigating Burnout Among Health Care Workers

Muhammad Adrish, MD FCCP

Nov 1, 2021 Link to A Pandemic Within a Pandemic: Navigating Burnout Among Health Care Workers

Read Health Care is a Difficult Job, But Health Inequity is a Difficult Problem

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Health Care is a Difficult Job, But Health Inequity is a Difficult Problem

Blythe Craft, NP

Oct 25, 2021 Link to Health Care is a Difficult Job, But Health Inequity is a Difficult Problem

Read What It's Like to Be the Zebra in Medical School

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What It's Like to Be the Zebra in Medical School

Dallas Walter, MD

Oct 25, 2021 Link to What It's Like to Be the Zebra in Medical School

Read Gender Equity on the Vitreoretinal Podium: Progress Made, Still Work To Be Done

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Gender Equity on the Vitreoretinal Podium: Progress Made, Still Work To Be Done

Jayanth Sridhar, MD

Oct 18, 2021 Link to Gender Equity on the Vitreoretinal Podium: Progress Made, Still Work To Be Done

Read Why We Need to Rethink Disparities Research

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Why We Need to Rethink Disparities Research

Helen O Williams, MD, MA

Oct 13, 2021 Link to Why We Need to Rethink Disparities Research

Read Athletes Can Ask for Mental Health Help. Why Can’t We?

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Athletes Can Ask for Mental Health Help. Why Can’t We?

Christopher Morrow, MD

Oct 12, 2021 Link to Athletes Can Ask for Mental Health Help. Why Can’t We?

Read My Struggle With “Chronic Invisibility”

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My Struggle With “Chronic Invisibility”

Oct 5, 2021 Link to My Struggle With “Chronic Invisibility”

Read Why Primary Care Clinicians are Key to Identifying and Addressing Behavioral Health Stressors

Why Primary Care Clinicians are Key to Identifying and Addressing Behavioral Health Stressors

Prentiss Taylor, MD, FACP and 1 other

Sep 22, 2021 Link to Why Primary Care Clinicians are Key to Identifying and Addressing Behavioral Health Stressors

Read The Time is Now for Brain Health Equity

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The Time is Now for Brain Health Equity

Victor Ekuta, MD

Aug 26, 2021 Link to The Time is Now for Brain Health Equity