Physician Private Practice: Future or Folly?
Once the seemingly endless years of medical training come to a close, the newly minted physician will find themselves deciding not just where they…
Read MoreOnce the seemingly endless years of medical training come to a close, the newly minted physician will find themselves deciding not just where they…
Read MoreThis past month I spent the majority of my time reviewing charts of patients who had sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as part…
Read MoreSaturday mornings fill my heart with gratitude for the people around me. Anyone who has been with Street Medicine knows that the individuals we…
Read MoreThe first evidence of epilepsy’s description is interwoven with the advent of human civilization, a condition known as “antasubbu” that plagued the unfortunate in…
Read MoreWhen I signed up for an addiction medicine elective in an OB/GYN clinic, I didn’t know what I didn’t know. I had heard before…
Read MoreThink about this: Imagine living in a small space, surrounded by the same four white walls for a long period of time (that is…
Read More“Well that’s it for our patient in room 214B. He’s leaving AMA (Against Medical Advice).” “What?!” The resident’s words hit me like a ton…
Read MoreDiscussion over glucagon-like peptide analogs (GLPs) has become a medical hot-topic, extending beyond clinical discussion and becoming a cultural phenomenon. Marketed as a weight-loss…
Read MoreWhat is the most feared injury for a baseball player? Is it a torn ulnar collateral ligament, often requiring Tommy John surgery? Or perhaps…
Read MoreA beep and a clack, the double doors groan back Outwards they swing as the trauma rolls in to bay three Green-clad staff like…
Read MoreIn Phoenix, the close of summer is normally a time to be celebrated. However, this year as temperatures begin to fall and the promise…
Read MoreOur daily innocent interactions with patients and their families can be harsh reminders of how we are perceived from outside the medical institution. At…
Read More“Our own group has been a little off this morning; we’re missing Willy, our PA.” That was Dr. Crepeau’s response to my blubbering, slightly…
Read MoreAt its core, the purpose of medicine is to improve, and oftentimes extend, life through the diagnosis and treatment of disease. The logic to…
Read MoreLeonardo da Vinci is renowned as an artist, scientist, and inventor–a true Renaissance man. Famously known for painting works such as The Mona Lisa…
Read MoreUACOM-P alum Dr. Erica Wadas is an Internal Medicine physician and private practice owner. In this interview, she reflects on practicing weight-inclusive medicine in…
Read More“A man should share the action and passion of his time at peril of being judged not to have lived.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes…
Read MoreEven a whole month of transitions cannot prepare one for the onslaught of information and experience that is gained when the medical student finally…
Read More“Fairy tale“, Taras Shevchenko, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons “To tell you straight doc, I’ve come to accept that everyone dies. Everyone dies at…
Read MoreI enjoy working out. And as many 20-something year old males who frequent the gym, I use creatine, a dietary supplement powder of a…
Read MoreQuick disclaimer: This will be a lot more informal than my usual writing; it felt like the right way to tackle this. Enjoy the…
Read MoreThere are three guarantees in life: death, taxes, and medical errors. Medical errors are ubiquitous and are estimated to lead to 98,000 patient deaths…
Read MoreThe first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam of a live patient was performed on July 3, 1977.1 Since then, the MRI has become an…
Read More“Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one” -Stella Adler The art of medicine is a concept…
Read MoreFebruary: the month when stores explode in various shades of reds and pinks, heart-shaped chocolate boxes and candy hearts litter the shelves, and just…
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