Challenges in Medicine

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

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It’s High Time to Revamp Medical Specialty Licensing. COVID-19 Is Showing Us How.

William Richard Laurence, MD

Jul 7, 2020

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We Are Not Victims of the System. We Are Enablers

Melissa Kwak, MD

Jun 29, 2020 Link to We Are Not Victims of the System. We Are Enablers

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As Healers, Ending Systemic Racism Is Our Work, Too

Lisa Doggett, MD

Jun 23, 2020 Link to As Healers, Ending Systemic Racism Is Our Work, Too

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Health Care Owes the Black Community More Than Words of Solidarity

Kwadwo Owusu-Akyaw, MD

Jun 16, 2020 Link to Health Care Owes the Black Community More Than Words of Solidarity

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Step 2 CS: An Unnecessary Cost

Stephen Haff

Jun 11, 2020 Link to Step 2 CS: An Unnecessary Cost

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COVID-19 Or: How I Learned to Stop Moping and Focus on What's Important

Jesse Cann

Jun 8, 2020 Link to COVID-19 Or: How I Learned to Stop Moping and Focus on What's Important

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COVID-19 Reveals Disparities in Health Care

Tiffany Chow

Jun 5, 2020 Link to COVID-19 Reveals Disparities in Health Care

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What Does it Take to Achieve Clinical Mastery?

Alagappan Muthuraman, MD

Jun 5, 2020 Link to What Does it Take to Achieve Clinical Mastery?

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The Problem With Postbaccalaureate Premedical Programs

Phoebe Prioleau, MD

May 7, 2020 Link to The Problem With Postbaccalaureate Premedical Programs

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The Health of Health Care Workers

Sonali Mantoo, MD

May 6, 2020 Link to The Health of Health Care Workers

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We Asked, You Answered: What Changes Would You Make to NP Licensing and Certification Processes?

Erin Mercer, MBA, MA, CCC-SLP

May 5, 2020 Link to We Asked, You Answered: What Changes Would You Make to NP Licensing and Certification Processes?

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How COVID-19 Could Test the Adaptability of the NRMP

Michael Kortz

Apr 22, 2020 Link to How COVID-19 Could Test the Adaptability of the NRMP

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Clinician, How Can You Be A Better Ally?

Jennifer Anne Coleman

Mar 13, 2020 Link to Clinician, How Can You Be A Better Ally?

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Learning to FLI: The Need for Community Among First-Generation Low Income Medical Students

Randy Casals, MD

Feb 27, 2020 Link to Learning to FLI: The Need for Community Among First-Generation Low Income Medical Students

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The Case for Medical Scribes Only Keeps Getting Stronger

Kunal Sindhu, MD

Feb 25, 2020 Link to The Case for Medical Scribes Only Keeps Getting Stronger

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Why Are Pharmacists Often Left Out of the Health Care Equation?

Frieda Wiley

Feb 11, 2020 Link to Why Are Pharmacists Often Left Out of the Health Care Equation?

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The Dark Secret Behind New Hospital Designs

Theodora Swenson, MD

Feb 3, 2020 Link to The Dark Secret Behind New Hospital Designs

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How Did the System That’s Supposed to Heal Get so Broken?

Max Blumberg, MD

Dec 18, 2019 Link to How Did the System That’s Supposed to Heal Get so Broken?

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Open Letter to My Colleagues: Culture Change is Everyone’s Responsibility

Ann Danoff, MD

Dec 9, 2019 Link to Open Letter to My Colleagues: Culture Change is Everyone’s Responsibility

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Dermatology Would Have More Diversity If It Had a Separate Match

Powell Perng, MD

Dec 2, 2019 Link to Dermatology Would Have More Diversity If It Had a Separate Match

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It’s Time to Stop the Pharmaceutical Marketing Money Machine

Arthur Lazarus, MD, MBA

Nov 22, 2019 Link to It’s Time to Stop the Pharmaceutical Marketing Money Machine

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Our Unhealthy Addiction to Health Insurance

Jeffrey S Gold, MD

Nov 19, 2019 Link to Our Unhealthy Addiction to Health Insurance