Discussions

Happy Mother’s Day! (Sorry, internist)

Sure, Mother’s Day has passed this year but Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes reflects on the evolution of her feelings about working that day.
Embracing innovation in community pharmacy: A three-pronged approach

Innovation doesn’t always require new services or clinical niches; it can also mean reimagining how existing services are delivered.
POLL: What are you going to do for summer vacation?

See what your colleagues say. Take our weekly doctor poll.
Reimagining clinics using current and future technology

There are so many concepts applied to other areas of work, from finance to entertainment, that could be readily applied to medical care. Just imagine . . .
The value of observation

You don't need to be Sherlock Holmes to practice the powerful art of observation—after all, his literary inventor was a physician.
Resident matching can’t start with CaRMS: Why we need a national plan for the health workforce

CaRMS is an important window on workforce trends and pressures, but it can only tell us how many spots are filled—not whether they’re the right spots in the right places across the country.
The ableist doctor

As a clinical clerk, it hadn’t occurred to me that my life would be limited by things like illness, even though my job was seeing sick people.
The circle

Dr. Howard Goldstein reflects on how certain memories of violence in his formative years in University mirror the events of today.