Challenges in Medicine

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I Retired after Being Punished for Speaking Out. Now I Can Speak My Mind

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Arthur Lazarus, MD, MBA

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Prior Authorization Is Causing Even More Headaches Than EHR

Arthur Lazarus, MD, MBA

Aug 3, 2021 Link to Prior Authorization Is Causing Even More Headaches Than EHR

Read Medical Students Suffer in Silence So Their Career Doesn’t

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Medical Students Suffer in Silence So Their Career Doesn’t

Jul 12, 2021 Link to Medical Students Suffer in Silence So Their Career Doesn’t

Read Clerkship Year Doesn't Need To Be Like This

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Clerkship Year Doesn't Need To Be Like This

Phoebe Prioleau, MD

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Read The Things We Work Through When Maybe We Shouldn’t

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The Things We Work Through When Maybe We Shouldn’t

Jennifer Lycette, MD

Jul 7, 2021 Link to The Things We Work Through When Maybe We Shouldn’t

Read Overworked by COVID-19, Clinicians Alter Career Plans in Droves

Overworked by COVID-19, Clinicians Alter Career Plans in Droves

Daniel Novinson, MD, MPH and 1 other

Jun 28, 2021 Link to Overworked by COVID-19, Clinicians Alter Career Plans in Droves

Read Why We Should Be Proud to Be Disruptive Doctors

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Why We Should Be Proud to Be Disruptive Doctors

Daniel Waters, DO

Jun 16, 2021 Link to Why We Should Be Proud to Be Disruptive Doctors

Read I Thought Med School Was a Piece of Cake. Then I Had My First Patient Encounter

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I Thought Med School Was a Piece of Cake. Then I Had My First Patient Encounter

Casey Schukow, DO

Jun 15, 2021 Link to I Thought Med School Was a Piece of Cake. Then I Had My First Patient Encounter

Read How Long Have You Been Awake?

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How Long Have You Been Awake?

Max Blumberg, MD

Jun 14, 2021 Link to How Long Have You Been Awake?

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Cleaning up Our Practice

Shah-Naz Khan, MD

Jun 11, 2021 Link to Cleaning up Our Practice

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Dr. Nadine Burke Harris on Being California's First Surgeon General

Rosemarie Pitsch, MPH

Jun 11, 2021 Link to Dr. Nadine Burke Harris on Being California's First Surgeon General

Read Elite Institutions: Myths, Realities, and Hard Truths

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Elite Institutions: Myths, Realities, and Hard Truths

Olga Muldoon, MD

Jun 10, 2021 Link to Elite Institutions: Myths, Realities, and Hard Truths

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We Are the Blessing, Not Dressed in Disguise

Kanesha Overton

Jun 8, 2021 Link to We Are the Blessing, Not Dressed in Disguise

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The Role of Health Care in a More Sustainable World

Catherine Cheney

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Read The Dovetailing of EMRs and COVID-19

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The Dovetailing of EMRs and COVID-19

Rabia Yunus Karani, MD

Jun 7, 2021 Link to The Dovetailing of EMRs and COVID-19

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Newborn Mortality Rates Are Not Color Blind

Victor Ekuta, MD

Jun 4, 2021 Link to Newborn Mortality Rates Are Not Color Blind

Read Tokenism Vs. Diversity: What I Learned During Intern Selection

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Tokenism Vs. Diversity: What I Learned During Intern Selection

Jun 1, 2021 Link to Tokenism Vs. Diversity: What I Learned During Intern Selection

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Don't Tell Your Dean What I Said

Danielle Ellis, MD

May 24, 2021 Link to Don't Tell Your Dean What I Said

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Examining Equity in Radiology

Anjali Malik, MD

May 24, 2021 Link to Examining Equity in Radiology

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Improving Residency Because We Love It, Not Hate It

Nzuekoh Nchinda, MD

May 20, 2021 Link to Improving Residency Because We Love It, Not Hate It

Read We Need a Better Way to Distribute Vaccines

We Need a Better Way to Distribute Vaccines

Usnish Majumdar and 1 other

May 18, 2021 Link to We Need a Better Way to Distribute Vaccines

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Let's Honor the Achievements of Those in the AAPI Community

Yuemei (Amy) Zhang, MD, MBA and 1 other

May 17, 2021 Link to Let's Honor the Achievements of Those in the AAPI Community