Healthcare Musings For September 15, 2023

Healthcare Musings For September 15, 2023

by | 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....
Growing The Good In The World: Nomination For Best Thought Provoking Film

Growing The Good In The World: Nomination For Best Thought Provoking Film

by | Jan 14, 2020 | burnout and professional fulfillment, Franz Jägerstätter, patient centered care, Professionalism, The Care Experience, workforce issues

  The Oscar nominations for 2020 were presented yesterday. Did the nominations match up with the list of recent films and performances that you thought were most noteworthy? As I looked at the list, and thought about the movies that I have seen, I realized that I...
Healthcare Musings For 15 November 2019

Healthcare Musings For 15 November 2019

by | Nov 15, 2019 | a personal testimony, Dean Robert Ebert, Dr Joel Alpert, Dr. Edward Masters, Dr. Hermann Blumgart, Dr. Marshall Wolf, Featured Post, Francis Peabody and "The Care of the Patient", Population Health, Primary Care Challenges, Professionalism, The Triple Aim

15 November 2019 Dear Interested Readers,   More Thoughts on Professionalism and Primary Care   I enjoyed writing last Tuesday about healthcare in Hawaii and the Hawaiian expression of our nationwide problems in primary care staffing. When I write my...