by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 3, 2023 | A personal history, Christian Nationalism, Conflict in Gaza, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Don Berwick, Dr. Paul Solomon, Dr. Robert Ebert, Featured Post, Gun Violence, Harvard Community Health Plan, Harvard Vanguard Medical, Illiberalism, MAGA, Mass shooting in Lewiston, Mike Dukakis, Physician Council of HCHP, Putin's war in Ukraine, Speaker Mike Johnson, The sixth extinction
November 3, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, After Comments on Recent Events, My Story Continues I have been amazed by how long it has taken me to tell my story. The truth is, I am grateful that I have had something to write about other than the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 27, 2023 | A dysfunctional House, Dr. Paul Solomon, Featured Post, Gun Violence as a Public Health Problem, Harvard Community Health Plan, Lewiston, medical group politics, Moral Injury, Nicholas Kristof, Physician Council of HCHP, Social Determinants of Health, Speaker Mike Johnson, The conflict between Israel and Hamas, The Tax Law of 1986
October 27, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, A Very Bad Week Late Wednesday night I turned off my computer after having written most of the first draft of this letter to you. Most evenings my wife and I watch the local 11 PM news for a summary of the...
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 | Oct 13, 2023 | A dysfunctional House, Atrius Health, burnout and professional fulfillment, Dr. Neil Berman, Empathy, Featured Post, Francis Peabody and "The Care of the Patient", Moral Injury, Social Determinants of Health, The conflict between Israel and Hamas, The New Hampshire presidential primary, The Personal Cost of Clinical Objectivity
October 13, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, A Break From My Story It has been a disturbing week. The events in Israel and Gaza surprised and horrified us all. One thing that I have come to appreciate listening to commentaries and to Secretary of State...
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...
