By Anna Stomberg, MD Every year the month of march brings a flurry of excitement. For some March means a time to anxiously await the arrival of the first green sprigs of grass marking the beginning of spring, others – to fill out their lucky march madness brackets and accurately predict the years NCAA champion, and to a … More After Match Day
At a recent conference for medical educators by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Wanda Filer, a past president of the American Academy of Family Physicians asked how many of us in the room had been told we were “too smart for Family Medicine”? At a conference of close to 600 people, a little … More Nature vs Nurture: What matters more for student interest in Family Medicine?
By Jake Whetzel, MD Recently our residency program has wrapped up another interview season, meeting to review our applicants (and potential future friends and colleagues) to complete our rank list to submit for the Match in March. It is nearly impossible to meet and get to know each applicant as a resident due to … More How Did I Get Here?
By Lauren Wood, MD Hindsight is 20/20, right? As the end of residency nears, and I think back on the last 2 ½ years, it has both flown by and been slow as molasses. As the saying goes “the days are long, but the years are short”. This definitely applies to residency! Sometimes, things have … More Hindsight (or Advice to Myself in the Past)
By Paul Grundy, MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACPM Making health care smarter The current health system transformation has been referred to as health care’s “moon shot” – that defining moment when a grand vision is fulfilled and the world changes. Cognitive computing systems play a major role in achieving this moon shot. Cognitive computing systems learn … More On the Edge of the Future: Imperatives to Succeed in Health care’s Grand Transformation
By Melissa Cheng, MD, MPH, MSPH In light of the current opioid epidemic and increasing heroin and synthetic opioid problem plaguing our youth, many are asking, “What can we do about this growing problem?” One potential answer is the Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), a comprehensive evidence-based public health approach to early intervention … More SBIRT- a practical solution to substance use disorder including opioid and heroin abuse.
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