Category: primary care

The case for ending printed medical journals

For the better part of two decades in medicine, I considered printed journals an old friend. Getting my latest medical journal in the mail, opening it, enjoying the feel, look, and even the smell of the journal was almost like getting a monthly present…

The missing doctors’ goodbyes

There is a particular pang of regret I get when I think about the patients who I have failed to say goodbye to. By this, I mean when a physician leaves a group or practice, they are often prevented from sharing their next destination. Like most young p…

The missing doctors’ goodbyes

There is a particular pang of regret I get when I think about the patients who I have failed to say goodbye to. By this, I mean when a physician leaves a group or practice, they are often prevented from sharing their next destination. Like most young p…

Why always being positive might be the worst thing for physicians to do

During the current COVID-19 pandemic and with staffing shortages, you’ve probably heard the phrase “stay positive.” Perhaps this message comes from well-intended institutional leadership, mentors, colleagues, family members, friends o…

Why always being positive might be the worst thing for physicians to do

During the current COVID-19 pandemic and with staffing shortages, you’ve probably heard the phrase “stay positive.” Perhaps this message comes from well-intended institutional leadership, mentors, colleagues, family members, friends o…

When it comes to diet culture, it’s time to end the abuse

When you hear someone talk about a relationship that is oppressive, shameful, controlling, and detrimental to the person’s physical, mental, psychological, and spiritual wellbeing: How would you define the relationship? Would you want the person …

When it comes to diet culture, it’s time to end the abuse

When you hear someone talk about a relationship that is oppressive, shameful, controlling, and detrimental to the person’s physical, mental, psychological, and spiritual wellbeing: How would you define the relationship? Would you want the person …

We must help patients recognize how important their opinions are

A recent article in Smithsonian Magazine lauded a man in Indonesia for removing a motorcycle tire that had been stuck around a crocodile’s neck for six years. Known by locals as buaya kalung ban, which means “crocodile with a tire necklace,…

Why we should celebrate the Great Resignation [PODCAST]

“I see lamenting the Great Resignation. I celebrate it. It’s not so much about what people are leaving – but where are they going? What have they empowered themselves to become? The thought, ‘There has to be something more,’ has been …

Don’t forget the socks and shoes: a reflection on the third year of medical school

I badged myself back to the operating room and hiked up my ill-fitting scrubs. The bouffant was twice the size of my head. It made me feel like a child playing dress-up in adult clothes. As I walked to the OR, I rehearsed what I would say in my head. N…