by Collin Lash, MD I like to compare family medicine physicians to a Swiss Army knife, having the tools to provide healthcare to nearly any patient in any situation. Whether in the clinic or hospital, family physicians are equipped to provide acute, chronic, or preventative care to patients anywhere along the life cycle. Many of … More Promoting Healthcare Policy Within Family Medicine
by Nick Molby, DO I joined the United States Air Force as a way to help pay for medical school through the Health Professions Scholarship Program. I joined during my MS1 year, so only MS2 – MS4 were covered. I did not know what would happen or where my medical career would take me at … More My time as a Flight Surgeon in the USAF
by Tory Toles, MD Residency is hard. Family medicine residency is really hard. Learning all the skills necessary to take care of a broad range of patients, whether it be infant or grandparent, to needing the skills to cover emergency departments, ICUs and labor and delivery decks, can be quite daunting at times. Luckily, there … More Paddling Upstream
by Christine Kwon, MD I’ve had a love/hate relationship with family medicine from the beginning. I started medical school certain that family medicine wasn’t for me. It was too broad. There was too much to know and I’d never know enough to be a competent doctor. So I was pretty shocked when I fell in … More We All Have Our Blind Spots
by Jessica Morales, MD The pager read “STAT” and I ran across the hall to the labor and delivery unit. They handed me a blue baby, limbs floppy as could be and not a sound coming out her mouth. As I felt the rate of my heart rise, I tried to stay calm. I placed … More Speaking the Language
by Laura Yeater, MD Fourth Year Fourth year of medical school is always touted as the “best year of medical school” and a time when you should travel, enjoy life, and make the most of your “freedom” before starting residency. A year filled with celebrations such as match day ceremonies, awards ceremonies, and graduations. Many … More Transitions During a Time of Turmoil
