by Emily Chin, DO On the same day as I’m drafting this blog, I came across a post from one of my former medical school classmates that announced that one of her co-residents died by suicide at her residency program. Tight knots began to form internally rapidly, yet I can’t even begin to fathom what … More Healing the Healer
by Rich Wolferz, MD Public health promotes beneficial behaviors among individuals and communities to prevent disease and improve health. Public transit helps people commute from one place to another. I know what you are saying, policy to ban smoking indoors and a city bus are not the same thing. Before you hop in your car … More Public Transit is Public Health
by Anita Albanese, MD Death. A word that is not often talked about in American culture before one dies. Growing up, I was inundated by the notion that modern medicine was the answer to everything. People were now able to survive severe trauma like gunshot wounds and motor vehicle accidents. Things like cancer and infectious … More Writing the Final Chapter
by Laura Yeater, MD I have been a part of giving bad news several times in my career. I have had to tell families after or during an unexpected code that their loved one had died. I have been involved in giving cancer diagnosis during medical school. I have had to share with a woman … More Difficult News
by Laura Yeater, MD I remember going home from one of my best clinic sessions yet and telling my husband how much I loved my job. I remember saying how rewarding it was walking through a journey with a patient and how I was so glad I got to this point. I remember even being … More Family Medicine: Counterparts
by Joseph L. Sanchez, MD In my patient’s smiling eyes, I was reminded of my “why.” There she sat, eager to talk about the cat on her shirt. With childlike wonder, the 37-year-old woman before me, wheelchair bound from cerebral palsy, was ready for her hour-long appointment to coordinate her complex medical care, and I … More Finding Home
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