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Difficult Conversations

I recently read this great article in the Journal of Pediatrics titled, “Ethical Challenges in Pediatric Medical Complexity: A Survey of Parents” by Shapiro, et al. Unfortunately, the article is behind a paywall. If you work at a hospital / university or if you have access to a library, you may be able to readContinue reading “Difficult Conversations”

American Religious People Must Oppose the Nomination of RFK, Jr.

I hate being political on my blog. However, this post is not really as political as much as it is religious. This post is about the importance of medical science. Specifically, my post is about the importance of vaccines and how we need to get the correct message out about how safe they are. ByContinue reading “American Religious People Must Oppose the Nomination of RFK, Jr.”

More Musings on Misinformation in Medicine

I’m going to comment on this article: He Built a Wellness Empire While Adventuring With Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The article was in the New York Times but also was re-published in our local paper. This post is not a diatribe against RFK Jr. and his uninformed advisors although I think he is a dangerousContinue reading “More Musings on Misinformation in Medicine”

Another Tiny Cut in Academic Medicine

*Death by a Thousand Cuts First, I want to be positive, and I want to talk a bit about my current work in theology. If you have been reading my blog, you know that I am very much into stimulating the artistic / subjective part of the brain since much of my life is centeredContinue reading “Another Tiny Cut in Academic Medicine”

Academics: The Issues (Well, at Least in Medicine) *and Maybe Theology

A little about me (see my blog home page)… As soon as I entered medical school, I learned that medicine could have an academic track. I was a first-generation physician so the field was very opaque to me. In fact, I had NO IDEA what a fellow was. For the audience, a fellow is aContinue reading “Academics: The Issues (Well, at Least in Medicine) *and Maybe Theology”