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Professor and coach Kathleen Muldoon discusses their article "." Kathleen explores the dangerous misconception that peace in health care means silence or compliance. The conversation highlights how teaching medical students to smooth their edges and...

Obstetrician-gynecologist Priya Panneerselvam discusses their article "." Priya discusses how the quiet deference observed in their mother's generation continues to manifest in patients who apologize for their pain and hesitate to ask questions. The...

Health care executive Dave Wessinger discusses their article "." Dave explains why organizations must move beyond the hype of artificial intelligence to focus on measurable goals like driving growth and improving quality. The conversation highlights...

Urologist Tracy Gapin discusses their article "" Tracy explores the paradox of achieving professional success while feeling trapped in a demoralizing and insurance-driven health care system. The conversation highlights how factors like short visits...

Psychiatrist, internist, and addiction medicine specialist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article "." Muhamad opens with the tragic losses of Dr. Nolan R. Williams and Dr. Charles Szyman to illustrate the devastating toll of the profession on even...

Professor and senior associate dean of engagement Janet A. Jokela discusses her article "." Janet shares harrowing memories from her time as a medical student in the mid-1980s, recalling the fear and stigma that surrounded the early days of the AIDS...

Health care strategist Dana Y. Lujan discusses her article "" Dana explains how the rising cost of living and subscription fatigue are challenging the retail model of direct primary care for middle-class families. She contrasts this fragility with the...

Premedical student Samah Khan discusses her article "." Samah draws a powerful parallel between the medical exodus in Pakistan and the doctor deserts of California's Central Valley, revealing how structural neglect drives providers away from the...

Health care executive Jason Griffin discusses his article "." Jason explains how rural providers in the U.S. face critical infrastructure failures and staffing shortages that threaten their ability to serve communities. He explores why standard...

Physician executive Christina Johns discusses her article "." Christina explains how clinicians in the U.S. are facing unprecedented burnout due to administrative burdens that detract from patient care. She explores how artificial intelligence can...

Emergency physician Kenneth Ro discusses his article "." Kenneth explains why men between 40 and 60 often visit clinics requesting hormone testing when they are actually suffering from a profound loss of identity and purpose. He distinguishes being...

Board-certified pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article "." Jessie explores the unique psychological weight carried by firstborn women who are taught early on to hold everything together at the cost of their own...

Internal medicine and pulmonary physician Bharat Desai discusses his article "." Bharat shares the shocking moment he realized an obsolete pituitary extract from 1952 was being sold for the price of a house. He explains how pharmaceutical companies...

Orthopedic surgeon Kevin J. Campbell discusses his article "." Kevin explains how the current medical system is stuck in an obsolete pipeline model similar to early internet directories where human gatekeepers create dangerous delays in communication....

Psychotherapist and patient advocate Sara Rands discusses her article "." Sara shares her harrowing journey of finding a lump at age 32 despite having no family history and receiving a stage 3C diagnosis. She highlights the terrifying reality that...

Psychiatrist Farid Sabet-Sharghi discusses his article, "." Farid explains how the human psyche is evolutionarily wired for connection, making the current climate of hostility and division deeply traumatic. He connects the panic and anxiety seen in...