Medical
Will the CDC ever rise again?
I hate to say this, but I fear it is over. For our entire relationship, I have looked to the CDC to guide and educate me. I have put my faith in their recommendations. I have defended their stances on everything from obesity to Lyme disease to influenza across decades. I have done so because…
Read MoreDone is better than perfect. The enemy of good is better.
Done is better than perfect. The enemy of good is better. These are phrases that have echoed throughout my training and particularly in the past year of my personal life. Credited in various iterations to multiple sources, I openly note that these two phrases are not my original words and, I’d wager based on their…
Read MoreAn internal dialogue on closing the gaps
Black people are dying at disproportionate rates from the pandemic. For decades, racial disparities in health care have resulted in poor outcomes even before COVID-19. Individual risk factors for poor health are more pronounced in Black people and racial minorities. However, these individual risk factors may not account for all outcomes. There are also additional…
Read MoreWhy this physician became a personal trainer
As many readers of my work know, I have a huge passion for preventive medicine, and balance my acute care hospital work with an outpatient wellness clinic. I have always been into exercise and outdoor activities since a young age but only became a regular gym-goer after I finished my medical residency training. I also…
Read MoreManaging the new normal: Actively help your family weather the pandemic
When the pandemic first began earlier this year, it seemed like if we could just hunker down until perhaps summer, things would get better and we’d be able to get back to life as usual (or at least something similar to life as usual). We were in survival mode: we cut corners and made do,…
Read MoreEssential health messaging tips for physicians [PODCAST]
“Advocacy by moms is not new, but advocacy by physicians has been less common. Moms have been fierce advocates on a variety of causes ranging from Mothers Against Drunk Driving to Moms Demand Action, the anti-gun violence mom activist group led by Shannon Watts that has now helped launch moms into public office. As physician moms navigating a…
Read MoreWorking parents are key members of the United States workforce
It is likely that schools will be struggling to keep up with this ever-evolving pandemic and fluctuating positivity rates for many months to come. From July to September, there were over 9,000 cases of COVID-19 reported in over 2,000 schools in the U.S. What is becoming very clear is that protocols may need to change…
Read More3 reasons why you should take your profit first, before paying expenses
As a business owner, you have one primary role: Make money. I hate to put it in such callous terms, but that’s the primary aim of any business. You have to make a profit first if you want to do anything else. Making a profit isn’t the most important thing. Your passion, your service, and…
Read MoreCoaching physician wellness? Help them think inside the box.
A few years ago, I was leading the training workstream of a multi-million-dollar EMR implementation. The platform included 25 applications, from scheduling to revenue collection, and we trained over 17,500 employees in 12 weeks prior to go-live. A significant part of the training effort included 4100 clinicians (physicians, house staff, medical students, allied health) across…
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