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...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 1, 2023 | "I Have A Dream" speach, A story from my life, Bayard Rustin, Burnout, Critical Race Theory, David Brooks, Equity, evangelical support of Donald Trump, Featured Post, Healthcare equity, Implicit Bias, Inequality in Healthcare, intersectionality, January 6 attack on the Capitol, Joe Biden, Jon Ward, March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom, Martin Luther King Jr, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Russell Moore, Social Determinants of Health, The Care Experience, W.E.B. DuBois
September 1, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, After 60 Years, Dr. King’s Dream Has Not Come True If you read these notes regularly, you probably realize that I consider Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. one of our greatest American heroes. There were many...
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 18, 2023 | A story from my life, ACA, Dr. Claude Welch, Dr. Lyle Micheli, Fani Willis, Featured Post, Global Warming, Harvard Medical School, Maui Fires, medical education, Moral Injury, Nicholas Kristof, Social Determinants of Health, The sixth extinction, The Voting Rights Act of 1965, Trump's Georgia indictment, Trump's lies
August 18, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, A Continuing Story I am continuing “my story” this week although I am very tempted to discuss “issues.” It has been a week that should make us a little nervous as we begin to realize that we may have miscalculated...
