Some Good (Medical) News
The medical research community has converged on the coronavirus in an unprecedented way, and for good reason. But with the focus of the…
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Corporatization of Medicine: Human Health as a Business Transaction
An increasing number of patients over recent years have noted appointments at a doctor’s office feel rushed or have been in an emergency department…
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COVID-19: Are Any of Us Immune to Misinformation?
“Kristina, where’s the blow dryer?” my father asked. “My friend told me on Facebook that if you blow dry your nose and mouth it…
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A Letter to the Incoming Second Year Medical Students
To the incoming second year medical students: This is unsolicited advice from a newly minted fourth year (wow…I can’t believe I’m officially an MS4!)…
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Job Description: Protect Yourself
Workplace assault is not something many healthcare workers anticipated when they initially signed up for the job, and nor should it be. According to…
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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Understanding the Disease and Its Impact on Football
Within the past decade, player safety has become a priority within the National Football League (NFL). While the obvious reason for this is to…
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An Overview of the COVID-19 Outbreak
I’m sure we all had the same reaction when we first heard of a coronavirus outbreak in China this winter. The virus with the…
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Exploring the Science of Compassion at UACOM-PHX
I fear that because of time constraints, stress, or burnout, I will not become the caliber of physician that I set out to be….
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What is Physician Empathy?
The word empathy, as we understand it today, is a relatively recent creation of only the past 60 years or so. It came into…
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Donor Network of Arizona Program Coordinator Interview: Keely Hansen
Occasionally as medical students, we experience the loss of our patients. Less often though, we have patients who have chosen to be organ donors….
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