by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Feb 9, 2024 | A personal history, Brigham and Women's, chronic disease management, Dr. H. Richard Nesson, Featured Post, Implicit Bias, Inequality in Healthcare, Mass General Brigham, Medical-Moral Sensibilities, Primary Care, Social Determinants of Health
February 9, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Reflections on Our History of Bias in Medicine and Experience Managing Chronic Diseases Hospital I want to bring your attention to two recent articles in The New England Journal of Medicine. The first...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 20, 2023 | A dysfunctional House, A personal history, Dr. Geoffrey Hirsovitz, Dr. Joe Dorsey, Dr. Mark Stockman, Featured Post, Harvard Community Health Plan, Mary Lou Retton, Parker Hill Medical Center, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Professional Satisfaction, The conflict in Gaza, The moral sensibilities of medical practice
October 20, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Back To My Story Last week I took a break from the story of my professional development to comment on the conflict between Hamas and Isreal and to review a New England Journal of Medicine article entitled “A...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 25, 2023 | A personal history, Burnout, Dr. George Thorn, Dr. James Dalen, Dr. Joe Alpert, Dr. Lewis Dexter, Dr. Merrill Sosman, Dr. Michael Lesch, Dr. Soma Weiss, Featured Post, Harvard Medical School, medical education, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Social Determinants of Health
August 25, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, The Continuing Story If you have not read this letter in the past few weeks, let me inform you that I have been on an autobiographical journey. The trip began as a reflection on moral injury in medical practice. I...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 4, 2023 | A story from my life, ACA, America's dependence on foreign medical graduates, Bernie Sanders, Dean Robert Ebert, doctor shortage, Featured Post, Healthcare in Rural America, Moral Injury, Nursing Shortages, patient centered care, Politics and Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, Staffing issues in rural healthcare
August 4, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, The Story Continues If you have read my last two letters, you know that those letters were autobiographical. I have never resisted tossing events from my life into these notes if my personal story illustrated a...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 28, 2023 | a personal testimony, AI in healthcare, Bernard Lown, Critical thinking, Dr. Charles Magraw, Dr. Charles White, Dr. Daniel Funkenstein, Dr. Edward Masters, Dr. Hunter Rentz, Featured Post, Global Warming, Harvard Medical School, Implicit Bias, lethal wet bulb temps, medical education, Moral Injury, The Book of Charlie, the power of stories, your calling
July 28, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, The Beginning of My Journey Last week’s letter precipitated some interesting responses. Several people said they enjoyed reading about my personal experiences. One individual went so far as to say that he liked...
