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During the first week of the U.S. national vaccine rollout, news outlets reported a protest after a major medical center’s initial COVID-19 vaccine distribution list did not include almost the entirety of their house staff. Less publicly, I have heard about additional...
There was a time when none of us could tell time. Imagine not knowing what the ever-moving hands of a clock are trying to reveal. My memories skew, but in that era before I could tell time, all I remember is laughter, effervescence, and the occasional injury. (The...
Welcome new doctors! Yesterday you were medical students and today you are physicians! What a scary feeling. Remember that everyone shares similar concerns and fears as they start their residency and wants to succeed. Getting into residency is the beginning of an incredible journey. Savor it, relax, enjoy the ride, and be open to...
Quality improvement (QI) is a disciplined effort to make healthcare delivery safer, more effective, patient-centered, timely, equitable, and efficient (less wasteful). These six domains were established by the National Academy of Medicine in 1999 as the tenets of...
We have invited the residents and faculty from the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in Houston Internal Medicine Residency Program to engage in a journal club discussion about the NEJM article, "A Randomized Trial Comparing Antibiotics with...
We have invited the residents and faculty from Yale University Internal Medicine Residency Program to engage in a journal club discussion about the NEJM article, "High-Flow Oxygen with Capping or Suctioning for Tracheostomy Decannulation." The authors of the article...
We have invited the residents and faculty from Cambridge Health Alliance Internal Medicine Residency Program to engage in a journal club discussion about the NEJM article, "Weight Loss in Underserved Patients — A Cluster-Randomized Trial." The authors of the article...
Pressing issues through the eyes of residents