By: Sonja Van Hala, MD, MPH, FAAFPDedicated to Garon Coriz, MD, UUFMRP Class of 2016, who touched us with his bright smile and big heart. “Rose, thorn, bud!” my daughter exclaimed as we were a few bites into our meal. “I want to go first!” my son declared. We know that eating together is good … More Rose, Thorn, Bud
By: Rachel Goossen, MD In May 2019, headlines of a study out of University of Michigan hit the lay media: “New Doctors’ DNA Ages 6 Times Faster Than Normal in First Year.” Using DNA samples submitted by medical residents across the country, the Intern Health Study measured telomere length before and after residents completed their … More Doctors Need Help Too
By: Jennifer Leiser, MD “Murdered? What do you mean exactly?” The human brain is not programmed to receive horrible and unexpected news. I just couldn’t get the idea to enter my head. My colleague’s voice on the phone was patient yet insistent as she repeated herself. Our talented, vibrant, brilliant resident, Sarah Hawley, was dead, … More Crisis: Leading and Following
By: David Sundwall, MD In 1988 I was asked by a colleague if I would be interested in volunteering to be a camp doctor at Camp Tapawingo, in the village of Sweden, Maine. At that time I was the Administrator of the Health Resource and Services Administration (HRSA), a very large agency in the U.S. … More My Experience as a camp doctor – 30 years taking care of kids at Camp Tapawingo
By: Sherilyn DeStefano, MD “Low tech, high touch” is a phrase I first heard used by an integrative medicine provider when I was in medical school. She used it to describe her practice style, one that focused more on physical exam and observation rather than labs and tests. Medical students around the country look forward … More High Tech, High Touch
By: Brian Vukelic, MD I, like many physicians, am the only doctor in my extended family. To say that they are proud is probably an understatement. I’ve been a practicing physician for seven years now and yet my grandmother each time I see her greets me with, “There’s my doctor grandson.” I have worked quite hard … More Family DOCTOR vs. FAMILY Doctor
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