By Joel Wecker, MD In a field filled with history, data, and very smart people, it can be difficult to do anything with confidence. And yet, this is one of the most desirable traits a doctor can have, that and a light-hand when it comes to handing out narcotics. However, I have never … More Imposter Syndrome: An Aerospace Engineer Pretending to be a Doctor
By Kyle Bradford Jones Note: This post originally appeared on the AAFP’s Fresh Perspectives website. As a resident, I began taking care of a man I’ll call Jim. He was a trucker in his early 50s and loved being on the road. Jim never married and did not have children, so his fellow truckers and other … More Over the Long Haul, Family Physicians Are Life Savers
By Martha Wilson, MD, FM-OB Fellow, UUMC and CHCs of Salt Lake City. Upon graduating from family medicine residency two years ago, I left the US to work in New Zealand for 6 months for a small rural clinic in Gore, N.Z. near the southern tip of the south island. I delayed entering OB fellowship for … More International Perspectives on Obstetrical Care: What Can We Learn From New Zealand?
By Marlana Li, MD “Mentoring is to support and encourage people to manage their own learning in order that they may maximize their potential, develop their skills, improve their performance and become the person they want to be.” Eric Parsloe, The Oxford School of Coaching & Mentoring. During my 3rd year of medical school, I … More Mentoring Changes Lives
By Betty Liu, MD Just point your skis down the mountain. That was a phrase that I heard often when I first learned to ski, among many others. The trouble is, pointing your skis down the mountain is much harder to do when you’re in your late 20s, in medical school, than if you … More Just Point Your Skis Down the Mountain
By Dallin Olson, MSIV Early on in medical school, my wife and parents asked, “What is effmig and why are you spending so much time working on it?” I explained to them that FMIG stands for Family Medicine Interest Group and it advocates to increase medical student interest in family medicine. It is well known … More Family Medicine Interest Group: A VITAL PROGRAM
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