<span itemprop="author">Tyler Jorgensen, MD

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Embracing compassion: a physician’s journey in overcoming prejudice

During my fellowship in palliative medicine, I have learned the value of home visits. I learn more about my patients’ lives in two minutes of seeing their homes than I could in a lifetime of clinic visits. During home visits, I get to pet dogs, t…

Discover your true north: Navigating life’s confusions and embracing your path to success

At age 18, my buddy David and I scaled the outside stucco of a hotel in Cancun, Mexico, and soon found ourselves ten stories up, lying on our backs on the hotel roof, looking at the night sky. It was a terribly stupid idea—one of many we had back in th…

Paddle your way to wellness: Navigating the whitewater of medicine and finding balance on the water

Whitewater paddlers make it look easy—staying upright in raging waters, navigating huge swells, and leaning and cutting at the right time to avoid dangerous obstacles. And when they do flip upside down, they can pop themselves right back up. It’s…