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    Becoming a Well-being Advocate

    May 1, 2023

    By now, burnout and its related toll on clinicians nationwide are recognized as a pressing crisis. While burnout among U.S. health care practitioners isn’t new, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated...

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    Year 2033

    April 18, 2023

    Let’s fast forward health care to, say 2033. Here Hospitalists are treasured & hold the Hospital’s key. Not just any, we are “THE” Doc, For our community, we are that Rock. We are the...

  • Article

    Slow Down!

    April 18, 2023

    Slow down dear doc, rest your tired feet, Your Fitbit reads 20k steps, it’s 2 p.m. & you are beat! Multiple rounds of ER-Med Tele & OBS floor, This hamster wheel is spinning out of...

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    Healthcare Circus

    February 22, 2023

    Handoff, rounding, charting, click on sepsis alert. Consecutive 12-hour shifts, have to “Rinse & Repeat.” Luxury to pause, reflect, connect with patients & peers. Has, unfortunately,...

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    Dear patients…

    October 3, 2022

    Dear patients... Yes, we heal what ails. We also comfort, when all else fails. We apply bandages to physical wounds, suture them well. We apply salve to your emotional scars, listen intently to...