Challenges in Medicine

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

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I Can Affect Social Change as a Surgeon, Too

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Nzuekoh Nchinda, MD

Apr 12, 2021

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The Case for Three Years of Med School

Connor Breinholt

Apr 10, 2021 Link to The Case for Three Years of Med School

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Why We Should Be Encouraging 'Stupid' Questions

Scarlett Hao, MD

Apr 5, 2021 Link to Why We Should Be Encouraging 'Stupid' Questions

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The Consequences of Not Following Your Gut

Elizabeth Moham

Apr 2, 2021 Link to The Consequences of Not Following Your Gut

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Justice Is Not a Passive Process. Medicine Must Step Up

Yuemei (Amy) Zhang, MD, MBA

Mar 18, 2021 Link to Justice Is Not a Passive Process. Medicine Must Step Up

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The New CPT Codes: The Start of A Long Way to Go

Melinda Rebecca Ring, MD FACP, ABOIM

Mar 17, 2021 Link to The New CPT Codes: The Start of A Long Way to Go

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The Case of the Missing Gallstone

Bhagwan Satiani, MD

Mar 15, 2021 Link to The Case of the Missing Gallstone

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Why COVID-19 No-Visitation Policies May Be Doing More Harm Than Good

David Deemer

Mar 8, 2021 Link to Why COVID-19 No-Visitation Policies May Be Doing More Harm Than Good

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Zainab Mabizari, MD Link to Zainab Mabizari, MD's page

'Who Has Access to Health Care?' and Other Questions Worth Asking

Zainab Mabizari, MD

Mar 1, 2021 Link to 'Who Has Access to Health Care?' and Other Questions Worth Asking

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Resilience Can Only Take Us So Far

Charles Black, MD

Feb 25, 2021 Link to Resilience Can Only Take Us So Far

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Of Medical Students and Goldfish: How Schools Affect Us

Lizbeth Hu, MD

Feb 22, 2021 Link to Of Medical Students and Goldfish: How Schools Affect Us

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I Left Medicine For a Year. Here's What I Learned, and Why I'm Coming Back

Jennifer Lycette, MD

Feb 22, 2021 Link to I Left Medicine For a Year. Here's What I Learned, and Why I'm Coming Back

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Who Are You Calling Doctor?

Scarlett Hao, MD

Feb 18, 2021 Link to Who Are You Calling Doctor?

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An Apple A Day? Evaluating Gaps in Medical Training

Beatrice Go, MD

Feb 8, 2021 Link to An Apple A Day? Evaluating Gaps in Medical Training

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The DNR Tattoo

Lindsay Rebecca Ripley, MD

Feb 5, 2021 Link to The DNR Tattoo

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We’ve Taught Patients To Rely On Us Instead of Themselves

Brian Andrew Freeman, MD, MPH

Jan 13, 2021 Link to We’ve Taught Patients To Rely On Us Instead of Themselves

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Why We Need to Speak Up on Health Care Reform

Alejandro Badia, MD, FACS

Jan 8, 2021 Link to Why We Need to Speak Up on Health Care Reform

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The ‘Do Something’ Bias in Medicine

Charlotte Grinberg, MD

Jan 7, 2021 Link to The ‘Do Something’ Bias in Medicine

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Requiem For the Written Note

Daniel Waters, DO

Jan 4, 2021 Link to Requiem For the Written Note

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What It Means When a Physician Loses Anonymity

Bailey Wolding

Dec 14, 2020 Link to What It Means When a Physician Loses Anonymity

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As Both Patients and Physicians, Women Face Discrimination

Melinda Rebecca Ring, MD FACP, ABOIM

Dec 14, 2020 Link to As Both Patients and Physicians, Women Face Discrimination

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The Danger of Removing Professionalism from the Profession

Charles Black, MD

Nov 20, 2020 Link to The Danger of Removing Professionalism from the Profession