President Donald Trump held a rally near my medical school last week. While sitting in a small conference room during a lecture…
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When did people’s feelings start mattering more than patient safety?
by Anonymous April 4, 2019As an elder millennial physician, I’ve been straddling two worlds, that of the “old-school” mentality of training and this newer one of…
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“Why did you wait to schedule this meeting until September, why not July or August?” Candidly, I replied, “I have a family…
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It is for these patients that the doctors at rural hospitals continue
by Anonymous March 19, 2019Rural hospitals are closing their obstetric wards and stopping all obstetric services — at least those hospitals that manage to remain open…
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In my first year of medical school, I attended a lecture on health disparities that focused on the difference in patient outcomes…
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At some point in my career, I had the crazy idea that if I could scale the patient-centric work I was doing…
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In my clinical practice, I have encountered patient aggression typically with narcotic medications, in particular with the refusal of a refill due…
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When you identify your Lyft driver as potentially having bipolar disorder
by Anonymous February 15, 2019I remember September 27, 2018 like it was yesterday. When Ashley* picked me up from my apartment Thursday morning, I thought it…