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
by Lisa Weaver, MD As we come to the end of this infamous year, I can’t help but reflect on how different this year turned out to be than I expected. When 2020 began, I imagined that the most challenging part of the year would be a long recovery from a skiing accident I had … More Mental Health in the Time of COVID
by Matthew Demarco, MD I was hurriedly rounding on my eight patients early one morning last month when I met one of my new patients who had been admitted overnight. She was a pleasant 85 year-old woman with severe dementia who had been admitted for a Hgb of 4.5. She had received 2U PRBCs and … More When the Most Caring Thing is Letting a Patient Die
