by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 6, 2023 | A personal history, Ambulatory practice, Chaos in the House, Dean Robert Ebert, Dr. Joe Dorsey, Featured Post, Harvard Community Health Plan, Kevin McCarthy, Moral Injury, Social Determinants of Health
October 6, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Evolution of Ideas and the Environment As I pick up my story this week, I am among the many who are shaking their head in dismay over what has happened to Speaker Kevin McCarthy amid the disharmony in the House of...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 29, 2023 | A story from my life, America's defective social safety net, Balint Groups, Featured Post, Harvard Community Health Plan, Harvard Medical School, Health in America, Nicholas Kristof, Politics and Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health
September 29, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, A Hybrid Letter For several weeks, I have suspended most of my comments about current issues in healthcare, healthcare policy, current politics, and policies that impact our health. In lieu of those usual...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 22, 2023 | A story from my life, Ambulatory practice, Barbara Taylor, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Dr. Joe Dorsey, Dr. Lee Younger, Dr. Sigrid Tischler, Featured Post, Harvard Community Health Plan, Moral Injury, The Triple Aim
September 22, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Getting Started At Harvard Community Health Plan If you have taken a vacation from reading the Healthcare Musings letter for the past two months, you may not know that I have been on an autobiographical...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 15, 2023 | A personal history, A story from my life, Dr. Bernard Lown, Dr. David Littman, Dr. Harold Levine, Dr. Marshall Wolfe, Dr. Peter Cohn, Dr. Richard Gorlin, Featured Post, Fellowship training, Harvard Community Health Plan, Harvard Medical School, medical education, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Primary Care, Professional Satisfaction, Professionalism
September 15, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, My Story Continues My medical training occurred in the shadow of the Vietnam Era draft. Early on, college students were protected as long as they were enrolled. The result was that there was social inequity....
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 8, 2023 | A personal history, A story from my life, Burnout, Career development, Climate Crisis, emergency room work, Featured Post, Global Warming, Kim Stanley Robinson, lethal wet bulb temps, Lowell General Hospital, Medical Professionalism, professional fulfillment
September 8, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Moving On With My Story In retrospect, internships are a transition from mostly watching as a medical student to progressive hands-on doing. The residency years were a surprise to me because I had to back away...