by Rich Wolferz, MD Ἰατρέ, θεράπευσον σεαυτόν Physician, heal thyself. Remember looking at your friends during medical school graduation and saying, “Wow, I never thought I could be this healthy – sleeping eight hours every night, eating such nutritious food, feeling so socially connected, hey even getting outside for 150 minutes of physical activity each … More Heal Thyself
by Kaley Capitano, DO Imposter Syndrome. Every medical student, resident, and attending has had it or still experiences it. The seed is planted early during the exhausting pace of medical school. We are inundated with metrics that organize us by performance. Exams, GPAs, extracurriculars, USMLE and COMLEX exams. The ever-stressful overall class rank. We start … More Imposter Syndrome: Calling Out the Dysfunction in Modern Medical Training
by Mauli Dalal, MD In family medicine, we are in a unique position to take care of someone’s whole health. This may mean different things to everyone. This could mean listening to someone’s life story and holding space for them. This could mean asking directed questions to assess someone’s lifestyle. This could mean just being … More Whole Person Health
by Will Schott, MD I want to talk about S – E – X. Maybe that means the birds and the bees, maybe it means condoms, maybe it means pronouns or maybe it means emergency contraception but I want to talk about these things with the people who want—or more likely need—to hear about them. … More Sexucation
by Lisa Weaver, MD As a family medicine physician, I have the privilege of getting to know my patients across different moments in their lives. Sometimes these patients are establishing care with a primary care physician for the first time in their adult lives and have multiple concerns. I have found that in many of … More Holding Space
by Will Schott, MD I’m a family medicine resident. I care for patients in clinics, hospitals, and emergency rooms. This past month I learned how to advocate as well. I want to use this space to show others in family medicine why we’re so well-poised to be advocates and how this can empower our profession. … More Advocacy Through the Family Medicine Lens
Family Medicine Vital Signs 