by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 11, 2023 | A story from my life, COVID, Dr. Joel Alpert, Dr. John Enders, Family Practice, Featured Post, Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy, Polio and The Salk Vaccine, Post Polio Syndrome, Primary Care, Texas Medical Center, The Cutter Incident
August 11, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Continuing Memories From Medical School Medical school was many things. It was a huge vocabulary lesson. It was an introduction to professional life. It was formative and transformative. When I look back...
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...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 21, 2023 | a personal testimony, Climate Crisis, David Brooks, Featured Post, Frederick Buechner, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, Kim Stanley Robinson, Life Expectancy in America, Listening to Your Life, Social Determinants of Health, The Book of Charlie, The theory of everything
July 21, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Let Go and Hang On If You Can I recently passed my 78th birthday. Because of many factors like the pandemic, the fentanyl epidemic, increased gun violence, and probably somewhat due to increasing difficulty with...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 14, 2023 | "Joy in Medicine?", American Medical Association, burnout and professional fulfillment, Chat GPT, Climate Crisis, Dr. Clifford Marks, Dr. David Samson, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Featured Post, Intrinsic and Extrinsic Sources of Motivation, Loneliness, Politics and Healthcare, postmodernism, Professional Satisfaction
July 14, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation as Factors in The Joy of Practice When I am walking or exercising, I enjoy listening to a variety of podcasts. Since I spend around two hours a day walking or riding an indoor or...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 7, 2023 | A story from my life, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Biases, doctor shortage, DSL initiatives, Economic inequality, Featured Post, Implicit Bias, Nursing Shortages, Politics and Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, The Supreme Court and affirmative action, The Supreme Court and student loan forgiveness, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
July 7, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, How Did We Develop Our Workforce Shortages? Last week the Supreme Court finished its session by announcing several controversial decisions. None of them had a direct impact on healthcare, but at least two of...
