Challenges in Medicine

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

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An Apple A Day? Evaluating Gaps in Medical Training

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Beatrice Go, MD

Read The DNR Tattoo

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The DNR Tattoo

Lindsay Rebecca Ripley, MD

Feb 5, 2021 Link to The DNR Tattoo

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

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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

Read Why We Need to Speak Up on Health Care Reform

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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

Read The ‘Do Something’ Bias in Medicine

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The ‘Do Something’ Bias in Medicine

Charlotte Grinberg, MD

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

Read Requiem For the Written Note

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Requiem For the Written Note

Daniel Waters, DO

Jan 4, 2021 Link to Requiem For the Written Note

Read What It Means When a Physician Loses Anonymity

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What It Means When a Physician Loses Anonymity

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

Read As Both Patients and Physicians, Women Face Discrimination

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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

Read The Danger of Removing Professionalism from the Profession

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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

Read Are Resident Clinics Harming Patients?

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Are Resident Clinics Harming Patients?

Phoebe Prioleau, MD

Nov 16, 2020 Link to Are Resident Clinics Harming Patients?

Read The Conversation Doctors Aren’t Prepared For

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The Conversation Doctors Aren’t Prepared For

Oct 27, 2020 Link to The Conversation Doctors Aren’t Prepared For

Read Sometimes It's Necessary To Be Uncomfortable

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Sometimes It's Necessary To Be Uncomfortable

Oct 23, 2020 Link to Sometimes It's Necessary To Be Uncomfortable

Read Why Physicians Need a Collective Bargaining Agreement

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Why Physicians Need a Collective Bargaining Agreement

Daniel Waters, DO

Oct 23, 2020 Link to Why Physicians Need a Collective Bargaining Agreement

Read Please Stop Blaming Your Patients

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Please Stop Blaming Your Patients

Clayton Lee Foster, MD

Oct 8, 2020 Link to Please Stop Blaming Your Patients

Read The Empathy Gap

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The Empathy Gap

Amanda Guarniere, NP

Oct 6, 2020 Link to The Empathy Gap

Read Environmental Sustainability is Good Business for Health Systems

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Environmental Sustainability is Good Business for Health Systems

Oct 1, 2020 Link to Environmental Sustainability is Good Business for Health Systems

Read Vulnerability as a Superpower

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Vulnerability as a Superpower

Jennifer Lycette, MD

Sep 28, 2020 Link to Vulnerability as a Superpower

Read What the EMR Won’t Tell You: Lessons Learned from My First House Call as a Medical Student

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What the EMR Won’t Tell You: Lessons Learned from My First House Call as a Medical Student

Sep 15, 2020 Link to What the EMR Won’t Tell You: Lessons Learned from My First House Call as a Medical Student

Read The Failing of the Physical Exam

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The Failing of the Physical Exam

Paul Ruggieri, MD

Sep 10, 2020 Link to The Failing of the Physical Exam

Read How Personal Protection Extends Beyond a Mask

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How Personal Protection Extends Beyond a Mask

Ben R Bache-Wiig, MD

Aug 27, 2020 Link to How Personal Protection Extends Beyond a Mask

Read To Fight COVID-19, the Medical Establishment Must Address Its History of Racism

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To Fight COVID-19, the Medical Establishment Must Address Its History of Racism

Rajesh Reddy, MD MPH

Aug 26, 2020 Link to To Fight COVID-19, the Medical Establishment Must Address Its History of Racism

Read Response to #Medbikini: Standing Up Against Sexism in Medicine

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Response to #Medbikini: Standing Up Against Sexism in Medicine

Christina Wornom, RN

Aug 25, 2020 Link to Response to #Medbikini: Standing Up Against Sexism in Medicine